Re: A "Strong" Alice jumping off the cliff

Posted by Marcia on August 08, 1998 at 21:14:41:

In Reply to: Re: A posted by Hannah on August 08, 1998 at 18:06:45:

Hannah wrote:

: Well my opinion is,no matter how scary or high the jump was,to her it wasn't as scary as livin,and that's what she couldn't do--survive--she was afraid to go on and her suicide was her attempt to end her sufferin...

Exactly, Hannah. And while it may be understandable, it certainly doesn't qualify as bravery. Suicide is almost always an act of selfish cowardice, committed by people who are either too shallow to think of others or too "far gone" (as in Alice's case.) She obviously doesn't stop to think what watching her fall through space is going to do to her sister, who loves her, and must live with this memory ever after. And before I get jumped on for calling Alice selfish, let me repeat that I think she was just too far gone to think at all, and chose the path of least resistance at the moment.

Hannah also wrote:
:I agree with Rich (is that who posted this?) when he says that her face clears only because she has solved her dilemma,at least that's what she thinks.

My opinion as well. And it's good to have another voice in agreement on this, though I fear we will never convince the Foo-Foos. At least we have a few more on the side of the DOPES!
(This is not an insult, Hannah...only a reference to earlier posts!)

MMMMarcia

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: Hannah wrote:

: : Well my opinion is,no matter how scary or high the jump was,to her it wasn't as scary as livin,and that's what she couldn't do--survive--she was afraid to go on and her suicide was her attempt to end her sufferin...

: Exactly, Hannah.  And while it may be understandable, it certainly doesn't qualify as bravery.  Suicide is almost always an act of selfish cowardice, committed by people who are either too shallow to think of others or too "far gone" (as in Alice's case.) She obviously doesn't stop to think what watching her fall through space is going to do to her sister, who loves her, and must live with this memory ever after.  And before I get jumped on for calling Alice selfish, let me repeat that I think she was just too far gone to think at all, and chose the path of least resistance at the moment.

: Hannah also wrote:
: :I agree with Rich (is that who posted this?) when he says that her face clears only because she has solved her dilemma,at least that's what she thinks.

: My opinion as well. And it's good to have another voice in agreement on this, though I fear we will never convince the Foo-Foos.  At least we have a few more on the side of the DOPES!
: (This is not an insult, Hannah...only a reference to earlier posts!)

: MMMMarcia


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