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The Hotel of the Suicides

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In the story The Hotel of the Suicides, the whole plot is based on the idea of a place where all people that prefer to finish their life can attend and have it done in the more "happiest" or "satisfied" way possible. The story begins with a man that attended the hotel and he is being asked about the way which he would like to die and all the details that could be taken into account. The man is very unsure about what he really wants, what made me think that he probably decided to die just some hours ago a sudden idea that crossed his mind. Probably because he was suffering too much about something. He saw ads about the hotel and then he thought it was the easiest path to solve his problems. One thing that caught my attention is how at the beginning of the story there is a line that says, "...the photos of the azure blue waters and the towering green palms that surrounded the hotel" So, the hotel seems to be a place that emits comfort , happiness, joy, and all kind of feelings that are not quite related with the idea of death, but in a way works in order to call the attention of "clients." Actually the story tells that the hotel has tasteful ads very powerful. One of this ads included a photo in newspapers of a man that had died sexually exhausted from the efforts of two beautiful companions that had been provided by the hotel. Actually, it made my wonder, how many newspapers would accept to publish such photo. I think more than one in this country would. Then, there comes a part in which the man in charge of the hotel, who is a psychologist (I thought they were supposed to help people to overcome depression and such, but not relief the problems with dead), asks the client if he was forced to go to the hotel because if so, then they have a Client Defense Department that can solve the problem "immediately." The man also says "our connections are quite powerful," this made me think if is he talking or insinuating that they could "solve"

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