March 1988 Issue [Article] The urge for an end Adjust Share Contemplating suicide by Edward Hoagland, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century Aging Psychological aspects Quality of life Suicidal behavior United States More from Edward Hoagland On the Skids What do most of us do when we notice a hungry, disoriented person slumped on the street in obvious despair? Why, we pass quickly by, averting our eyes toward an… Last call Old age and the end of nature Curtain calls The fever called "living" is conquered at last Adjust Share