I am writing this under an appreciable mental strain, since by tonight I shall be no more. Penniless, and at the end of my supply of the drug which alone makes life endurable, I can bear the torture no longer; and shall cast myself from this garret window into the squalid street below.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The writer feels extreme mental strain and hopelessness, leading to a decision to end their life due to lack of funds and drug supply.
- In plain terms
- I am mentally broken and poor so I will end my life.
- What can you take from it?
- Despair can arise from financial and physical dependency.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What causes hopelessness?
- How can dependency lead to crisis?
Another view
The situation depicts a fatal outcome without offering solutions.
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