According to the National Institute of Mental Health, suicide is the eighth-leading cause of death in the U.S. In 1997, the total number of deaths from suicide was 30,535, and suicide outnumbered murders by a three-to-two margin. Four times as many men die from suicide as women, although twice as many women reported having attempted suicide. It is estimated that there are eight to 25 suicide attempts for every successful suicide.

The possibility of suicide and even the idea of death darken the story, making Edna's emotional ups and downs dangerous. Her occasional misery leads her to subconsciously think of suicide. She holds the misery at bay by moving out, and getting her own apartment, while trying to find a man who will accept her, but in the end she surrenders.

Edna's closest physical brush with death occurs one night at the beach, when the summer residen

Suicide avoidance is not a last minute action. Many suicidal people are frightened to ask for help out of fear it may bring them more anguish. Lots of people are afraid if they ask for assistance they will be told they are thoughtless, unintelligent, immoral, or scheming. Rather than increase or prolong it, we need to do everything we can to lessen the hurt. Beneficially involving yourself in a distressed person’s life may in the finish keep them from taking their lives.

ts decide to take a midnight swim. Despite having had a hard time learning to swim, she realizes her ability and swims farther out than she ever had before. She overestimates her power and almost doesn't make it back. She has a quick vision of death. The experience scares her, but she has tested her limits and survived the sea for a while. Metaphorically, she has come close to death but resisted it.

Falling asleep can be associated with the idea of death as well. Every time Edna falls asleep, it is noted in the story; across the cove at church, and the first night once her husband has left are examples. Each time there is a suggestion of drifting off to sleep and never waking up. When she is across the bay, once she wakes up, she associates her nap to a hundred years' sleep. However, each time Edna does awaken; it is only at the very end when she finally drifts away. She returns to the beach because she remembers her summer, and the men in her life. Her near-death experience that summer left an impression on her that influences her choice of escape

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