An old Norwegian folk tale once told the story of a queen who, because she could not bear children, turned to an old witch for wisdom and magic who would help him grant his wish. The woman agrees, telling the queen that she must place two cups face down in her garden before going to bed. When she wakes up the next morning, a white flower should be growing under one and a red flower under the other. Depending on which one the queen decides to eat, she could have a son or a daughter. However, the old woman warns her that under no circumstances should she eat both. The queen does as she is told, but she cannot decide which flower to eat when the time comes. She wants a daughter because a boy might die in war, but she wants a son because a daughter is married into another family. In the end, she eats both flowers because of her own greed, even though the old woman warned her against it. Nine months later, the queen gives birth to a beautiful baby boy and a disgusting snake-like creature called linden. Although this fairy tale has a happy ending, the Queen herself is the catalyst for this story. Specifically, his self-destructive behaviors, which range from simple failure to follow instructions to greed. However, The Lindworm is not the only story that features characters with self-destructive behavior. In fact, they are present in many literary works. Boys of Baraka is a film about a group of boys who are removed from their homes and negative influences so that they can learn and go to school in an appropriate environment. It presents multiple examples of self-destructive behavior as many of the boys who attended the school are prone to tantrums and have difficulty letting their feelings control them. The book, D...... middle of paper...... what people did to it. Additionally, she continually points out the flaws in the way her friend Leila's mother raises her children. She is a very strict mother and is always trying to organize weddings for Leila, while telling her not to pursue her career because her place is at home. His attitude frustrates Amal and she repeatedly lashes out at Leila's mother for being a bad parent. Her own mother tries to explain that Leila's mother is raising her this way because that's how she was raised, but Amal won't take that as an excuse. She always forgets what it feels like when people assume they know who she is and jump to conclusions about her personality, but she does this to others several times in the story. Clearly, criticizing others is self-destructive behavior of Amal's, and even though she knows exactly how it feels, she never tries to do anything about it..