Analysis Of The Book ' 13 Reasons Why By Jay Asher

The book I have been reading is called 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher. The major external conflict of the story was of Hannah Baker against the 13 reasons/people why she committed suicide. Everyone on the tapes had verbal or emotional conflicts with Hannah. Moreover, she also had an internal conflict with her feelings. She has constant internal fights about how she shouldn’t do things or hang out with different people, but still does it in hope for the best. She is already in constant mental pain because of how she’s been treated and hoped that someone may actually become her friend.

Suicide is a very sad subject for all those who have had a relative or friend who went through it. However, suicide doesn’t only go across teens minds it also happens to adults as seen in the article, “Survivors of Suicide Loss”. Jessica is the daughter of a man who went through suicide and she says, “The emotions that ran through me are close to indescribable, as I had never felt such pain. How this could have happened, and most importantly, how could this have happened to me and my family.” This is a case where the suicide was caused by depression. At the end of the day we all have to just try and be closer to those we care for and

According to Emile Durkheim there are four different types of suicide. They are egoistic suicide, altruistic suicide, anomic suicide, and fatalistic suicide. Although I personally have never thought about committing suicide, my life has changed because of two girls who decided to take their own lives. I grew up in the small town of Philomath, Oregon so everybody knows everybody. In October of 2013 a freshman named Lilly Stagner committed suicide. We weren’t personally friends, but I saw her in the halls each day and she seemed like a happy girl. On the morning of October 23 everyone came to school, but something just didn’t seem normal. In first period our teacher read us a letter about how Lilly had passed away and that there were counseling

Suicide affects many all around the world and suicide rate keep increasing, making suicide a growing concern. In the film Cake, the main character Claire Bennett develops an odd fascination with the suicide of a woman from her support group. In this paper, I will focus on Claire.

The idea of a teenager ending her life because of the people surrounding her is not uncommon today. I, myself, have had friends that have almost ended their own lives because of how a boy treated them or gossip surrounding them. Jay Asher illustrates the brutality and ugliness of these situations in such an honest way that I felt like Clay hearing these words that change his life. The book didn’t have a happy ending either—Hannah didn’t come back and Clay was left to deal with the mess that lay in her path. Sometimes stories find a way for there to be a happy resolution, but for Thirteen Reasons Why to be an authentic story it couldn’t have ended happily. Suicide, and specifically suicide in teenagers, is a real problem that needs to be acknowledged and prevented. Every story has many sides and you can never know what a person is truly going

Suicidal people often understand things that might seem incomprehensible to most. And they strangely display clarity of mind in most cases. Evidence shows that most suicide notes contain instructions of the concrete sort that are rational and comprehensive. This shows that they are rational in one way, though many might say they are not in the case of taking their lives. Their minds are made up and they rationalize the very action the way one would do for other situations. Hannah displayed a clairvoyance of thoughts throughout it all as evidenced by the tapes. The only thing which makes such an action different from any other is the metaphysical and ethical aspect of the action itself. This is the proposed “sane” side of the suicide theory of this research

Conformity: Jailer and Enemy John F. Kennedy once said, “Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth” (“John F. Kennedy”). This quote is most definitely true for any type of society. Whether it is the society in which John F. Kennedy lived in, present-day society, or the society that can be read about in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. In this novel, the characters have no other choice than to conform to the society in which they inhabit.

Imagine someone’s best friend dies. Later this person discovers that their friend commit suicide. Envision this person’s feelings and all of the painful thoughts and memories going through their mind. This person probably feels intense sadness and maybe even betrayal. Do not forget the suicide victim’s parents. Their own child felt worthless enough to kill themselves. The students at the victim’s school have confusion, start rumors, and gossip. All of the victim’s friends feel as if the suicide happened because of them. Everyone feels as if they could have done something to prevent this tragic event. Suicide is a social issue rising in severity. Each year, over a million people commit suicide throughout the world. Suicide has the name of a

She had finally mustered up the courage to go to her teacher/guidance counselor Mr. Porter for help, and was once again ignored. She walked out of his room with her intentions clear, and he never followed her to try to help her. This act finally convinced her that nobody cared about her or what happened to her, and made her feel worthless. All of the other reasons in her tapes brought her to that point, and the final one insured that she wouldn’t leave it. Because of the cruelty of the people she considered her friends at one point in her life, and the ignorance of those around her, Hannah Baker committed suicide. She was so filled with the sense of hopelessness and worthlessness that even though she knew there were some people there for her, she believed that they weren’t enough. So in the end, the reasons in Hannah Baker’s tapes did a lot more than affect her identity, they ended

In the book Thirteen Reasons Why, Hannah Baker committed suicide. Before she died, she sent out 7 tapes and on each side of the tapes there were recordings about the thirteen reasons why she committed suicide. Each side of the tape had a person as a reason why and the recording was of Hannah explaining why they were on the tapes. The tapes were numbered so after a person listened to the tapes, they would have to send them to the next person or another set of the same tapes would be released to the public for everyone to hear.

In this television show, Hannah realized she needed to seek professional help, at least once. She decided to seek help from her guidance counselor, but he was not helpful to her, and very quickly began victim blaming. As counselors, it is pertinent to help clients who are depressed and suicidal as we must be aware of the signs. It is essential not to minimize our client’s feelings and emotions. These issues of bullying, depression, and suicide amongst our youth are too important to be ignored. As a future counselor, I play a unique role in saving our youth, and advocating for those seeking professional help.

The new girl at school is naturally shy and alone, but Hannah Baker seemed to have it easier acquiring friends and such, she is pretty popular for being the new girl but that didn't last long, people started many rumors going around but of course these rumors are not true and yet they just keep bundling up until she's reached her breaking point. No one saw it coming, no one expected it, no one noticed she was about to committed suicide. But before she committed such an event, Hannah left behind a total of seven cassette tapes and thirteen stories leading to her death, the reasons to why she was driven over the edge. Each tape was directed towards one specific person in which they caused one horrifying reason to her death. The tapes was put

Over the years teen suicide has increased tremendously. According to Michael Jellinek, “the adolescent may feel they have no choice but to end their intense internal suffering or to solve a hopeless dilemma by ending it all”(Preventing Teen Suicide). According to the Center of Disease Prevention, “suicide is the third-leading cause of death for high school students after car accidents and homicides”(Bratsis). Everyday teens are faced with internal struggles and challenges that are difficult to cope with and sometimes seem unbearable to live with. Many teens do not fully understand how their words, actions and behaviors affect certain individuals. Various subtypes classify the cause behind an individual’s decision to commit suicide. There are many causes for teen suicide such as emotional neglect, mental disorders, psychical and emotional abuse, and drug and alcohol abuse; however, the leading cause of teen suicide is individuals struggling with bullying, depression, and the overwhelming aspects of life. Addressing these three leading causes and encouraging teens to discuss how they are feeling could help decrease teen suicide rates. The following articles touch on teen suicide and the ongoing problems leading to this phenomenon.

For Thirteen Reasons Why, I am going to explain the literary terms. Thirteen Reason is about a girl named, Hannah Baker who killed herself. Before Hannah killed herself she made 13 videos of why this person made her make that decision.

A single word can hold much power. It can lead to death. It can break one’s heart. One word that comes out of your mouth may affect a person so much. Thirteen Reasons Why is a story that teaches a valuable lesson that is true for even a modern teen: a single word you say can cause a person’s life to end.