There are two every prominent myths that Gethenians live their lives according to. The first myth being that two siblings may not fall in love after kemmering. In chapter two of the book historian from Ehrenrang looks into a collection of hearth -tales , one of them feels the tale of two brothers who vow kemmering to each other which is acceptable. When one of the brothers found an mutual love for one another , which is seen in es abnormal in Karhidian culture, one of the brothers, Getheren, is chased out of Hearth after announcing his suicide . The men that chased him out had intents on murdering Getheren after announcing his suicide for "murder leaves a lighter shadow on the house than suicide."(23) Love amongst 2 siblings wasn't seen as crime until "it was seen as the cause of his brothers suicide (23)." Every "crime" in Karhide seems to be rooted by the  subject of suicide, which is the most dishonorable thing to do in Karhide. Suicide is  even mor dishonorable than murder itself, which really boggles my mind. Karhides dishonor in suicide  reminds me of the way the Christian faith dishonors it where suicide is seen as selfish way to handle your problems, taking ones life is seen as disrespect to gods primal gift to an individual, life (sorry really repeatitive, but you get my point right). Similarly, Kahride finds dishonor in suicide because it is seen as in reasonable due to the fruitful "perfect lives" Karhidians deem themselves to have.  Suicid e is also brought up in chapter 4 of the book which tells the of Herbor and his kemmering Berosty, were Berosty sends Herbir to find the date of his death from the fortellers. When Berosty is unsatisfied with the answer , he strikes Herbor in the head with a large stone, killing him. A month later Berosty takes his own life.The reoccurring subject of suicide throughout the book leads me to think that when Karhidians are faced with their plight , they don't find any strength to carry on.