Suicide+and+related+behavior+in+Dostoyevsky+Novels

Pridmore, Saxby and William Pridmore. "Suicide and Related Behaviour in Dostoyevsky Novels." ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 16, no. 1, Jan-Jun2015, pp. 54-59. EBSCOhost, ezproxy.gsu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=97603304&site=eds-live.

Suicide is portrayed and described in the works of the author, Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The intention of this article is to examine the presentations of suicide with a view to understanding suicide in the mid-19th century in comparison to suicide in the 21st century. According to this article, more than 90% of completed suicide is caused by a mental disorder. In the literature of Dostoyevsky, details concerning suicide were composed. In his three most significant novels, 14 accounts of suicide were present. The triggers included: uncertain-aging, alcohol use, sickly/health conditions, abandonment and mental disorders. The thought of one’s life could trigger to suicidal thoughts or thoughts that weren’t very pleasant. From Fyodor’s literature, we conclude that suicide was common in the mid-19th century and it is still common today. The main causes of suicide are common and it is suggested that hardship is associated with the consideration of suicide as an “escape option.”

This was my first source I chose because it thoroughly described suicide and the various triggers that cause suicide. While reading this article, I learned more about suicide and the meaning of suicide in literature.