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Quote #7
"Do many men kill themselves, Daddy?"
"Not very many, Nick."
"Do many women?"
"Hardly ever." (52-55)
Why do you think Nick makes this distinction between men and women instead of just asking "Do many people kill themselves?" Maybe it's because Nick has just witnessed a man's suicide in light of a woman's ostensible suffering. But also, it's a distinction that Nick's dad seems to agree with, because he gives different answers to Nick's questions. So at least for the characters in this story, the act of committing suicide as a way of dealing with suffering seems to be a gendered thing—for better or for worse.