Night mother
Thesis: Mama could not have done anything to prevent Jessie's suicide. Determination drives an individual to accomplish what they have in mind. When that something is suicide, they will succeed. When someone has suicide in their mind they cannot see themselves in the future and will take their own life. Jessie is a character in " 'night, Mother, " by Marsha Norman that experiences this thought process. She is a helpless middle-aged women living with her mother, who has given up on life and takes control of it her own way. Suicide can be prevented in some cases, through the help of peers, family members or psychological help. It all depends on how serious the individual is and how depressed they are. Depression is a disease that will take over ones physical and emotional stamina. An individual can get to this point, where they see no way out and believe they only way they can achieve happiness is by committing suicide. Like Jessie's character, the time has arrived to take matters into her own hands and end her misery. The play takes place in her mother's house, Thelma Cates. The reader is introduced to her as Mama, a controlling thickheaded character, who is chatty and nosy (1498). Jessie is described to us as a woman who
Jessie calmly replies, "If you call him, I'll just have to do it before he gets here. No, ma, doesn't make sense, unless you're retarded or deranged, and you're as normal as they come, Jessie, for the most part. This shows the reader or the audience Jessie's determination; nothing will get in her way. " and runs to her bedroom, locking the door behind her (1529). The play has showed us how someone like Jessie can take their own life. Throughout the play she has told her what she must do when she is gone and she put everything in place for the last time. When this solution did not work, Mama tries to argue her to reason. set if the news bothered her and the way things are (1508). Finally Mama finds no other choice but to beg. Mama explains to Jessie that she will fix what ever hurts her. Mama expects she can control Jessie's life; her next attempt is joshing her out of it. Mama believed she could stop Jessie.
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