Answer:
The correct answer is - death initiator.
Explanation:
According to the the Edwin Shneidman the death initiator is a person who try or intend to take his life but consider it as the fastening the speed of death which is inevitable and every one have to die.
Earnest is also would term as death initiator due to his progressive illness and experiencing depression which is leads him to kill himself.
Thus, the correct answer is - death initiator.