The Body Artist
Why does Ray take his own life in the novel, The Body Artist?
The Body Artist
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The Body Artist
The commercial failure failures of his films led to Rey’s alcoholism and bouts of depression. As a result of this depresson and hopelessness, he committed suicide at his first wife’s apartment in Manhattan.
The Body Artist