5+5=1

Women in the novel are seen as stronger through suicide.
The temptation of death.
A constant reminder of the struggle to survive.
Women are symbols of life.
Women are as bad if not worse than men in th novel
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Suicide
Temptation
Survive
Symbols
Women
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Temptation

the role of the mother in the novel seems to be more of a reminder to the man of how easy it is to give up on the world and to take the easy way out, she is the temptation of death for the man.