Question

Why oskar's mother killed herself in novel the tin drum?

Answer 1

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In the novel Tin Drum, Oscars mother tried to kill herself because she regretted her extra marital affair with her cousin Jan. The major reason was that she was pregnant with Jans child and so she decided to take her life to get rid of the whole situation.

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