• What is wrong with Esther? Why does she try to kill herself?

Esther is a sad little woan. She is unable to think of the times that she has been happy and this reminds her of her father. She thinks of him and the fact that he is underground decomposing which makes her even more depressed. She decides to kill herself to end all of this worrying and put herself out of her misery. She is also worried about being a burden for those around her and she finds that it would just be easier for her if she just killed herself.