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Compare [[Man On Fire]], [[Murder By Cremation]] and [[Wreathed in Flames]].
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== Real Life ==
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** Also notable because the man ''remained perfectly calm and in a state of deep concentration'' while he effectively killed himself.
* Jan Palach, a Czech student, who committed suicide by self-immolation 1968 as a protest to Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia.
* Recent government protests in Tunisia -- which, in turn, inspired similar protests in Egypt and other Arab states -- all began with [
* The practice of Sati/Suttee in India though it was often more forced immolation
** According to one tale some Rajputs were besieged by Marathas. One Rajput warrior deciding [[Despair Event Horizon|victory was hopeless]] left his post to see to the safety of his wife. When he arrived he saw his wife had set herself on fire to drive him back to his post by making it clear he had nothing left to lose.
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