Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the world and the 2nd leading cause of death in ages ten to twenty-four. With such high statistics, suicide has been given lots of attention especially in places such as schools to educate students on this major health problem. Thirteen Reasons Why tells a story narrated by Hannah Baker, the protagonist in the show. The show is divided into thirteen episodes each for every reason why Hannah took her own life, but suicide is more than just reasons. The show Thirteen Reasons Why romanticizes suicide and portrays it in a misleading way that could influence teenagers to believe it could solve problems. The main characters in this show all play a different role in contributing to Hannah's death. Hannah …show more content…
All of the characters debated who was to blame for her death as if it was the purpose of someone killing themselves. Throughout the show, they repeatedly referred to the tapes as "the truth". It was depicted more like a game of who could confess first until none of them could withstand the guilt anymore. The staff of her high school taped suicide prevention posters to the walls and raised awareness after the incident, but it seemed normalize. People showed love towards Hannah only after she died and many people did it because everyone else was doing it. The bullies in the show continued on with their life and even tried to hide the truth from everyone, including Hannah's parents who were so oblivious to what Hannah was going through. Everyone just moved on from the situation as if it wasn't a big problem but instead they should have all been together during such a tragic event. Hannah's parents got answers from no one and as a result, they went around begging anyone who could've possibly known their daughter for any explanation and reason. They went as far as to finding a lawyer to take on this case to find "the
Hannah the main character, Hannah starts off at a dinner with her family which she thinks is very boring where Hannah who thinks she drank too much wine believing that she is daydreaming. Whilst in her mind as she was "daydreaming" Hannah had came into the kitchen to new surroundings very confused she was greeted by a girl named Eva who had greeted her by the name of Chaya. (Chaya meaning life). Hannah soon hears from Eva that it is the year 1942 and that both her parents were very ill and passed away being left for her Aunt Gitl and Uncle Shmuel to take care of her. Hannah learns that she is no longer in her home town. Hannah with Eva go to a wedding with all the family where half way through the wedding nazis come. It all makes sense to Hannah now because the nazis come and take them to a concentration camp which for some reason Hannah knew what was about to happen once the nazis got closer. The nazis came closer soon stopping right in front of them they get out of their trucks as they start pushing them all into the back of the trucks separating them. As Hannah drives off with Eva and everyone else in the trucks with bars for windows and the rest closed in left while watching helplessly as their houses and belongings burn to the ground never to be seen again.
Do you remember all those pills you took last night? a question that was ask by Montag directed to his wife. A quote in the book Fahrenheit 451. In the famous novel Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, people are fascinated by fire but not the fire of an innocent candle flame, but rather the roaring flames of a house fire as foremen in the year 2053 set houses on fire to burn the illegal books within. Ray Bradbury was known for writing fiction and horror stories. He was the most celebrated 20th-21st century American genre writers. Ray bradbury was born August 22,1920, in Waukegan,Illinois. Bradbury got his 1st job at the age of 14 years old writing for George Burns and Gracie Allen’s radio show. It took Bradbury 9 days to complete writing Fahrenheit 451. In this book he warns us about suicide and technology.
In the first place, she was developed to be secretive because of her loneliness, but befriending Jacob, Norman, and Paul makes her more social, which showed that life is better with sociability. This portion of the novel helped state that, "She looked surprised as though she couldn't believe she had talked so much " ( from page 131). Hannah is generally secretive and lonely, for she lost her family and was made as an example for her lost ears, but when she found out that Jacob was caring and friendly, she decided to trust him and answer his questions. Afterward, she was surprised and stopped, as if waking up from a dream but did not regret it totally. What we should discern from that, Finding a caring friend could change the reality. Moreover, their friendship then developed, and they got to be a family. In the second place, Hannah was unpredictable but did not point to it directly, yet exposed it for her friends, she did all she could. That was stated indirectly in the section on page 161, " She looked at the faces around her – Jacob, Oteka, Paul – and it was as though she began to draw strength from their courage emanating from them and enveloping her. " What Hannah only needed to reveal her real personality and impulsiveness was some courage from her friends, that she loved and cared for, which she read in their eyes. So, McKay delivered " friendship is strong " by making Hannah impulsive. If she was designed to be calm or shy, Norman would not have made it, or even Jacob, sacrificing it to save his friend. Hannah was described in that figure to enhance the idea of friendship's power in
After a week, she committed suicide. I couldn’t help but feel that she did it out of guilt. The way she looked apologetically at the photo and the books, it made her appear demoralized. Seeing the picture of the young boy reminds me of you. Just like Hannah who felt that she never redeemed herself or could never be forgiven even by the one person who she loves; I feel hopeless
The first is that this case is a terrifying tragedy, where a community and a family are devastated. This is shown through the two articles “Hannah Graham’s Parents Make Emotional Plea for Help” and “Two Girls Gone: Family Shares Grief and Plead for Vigilance.” These articles pull at the heartstrings of the public. It is an attempt to gain more viewers by creating a sense of sadness and also relatability, since Hannah was a smart, young, innocent woman simply out on the town having
This emotional illiteracy could be for many reasons. For Michele, it may have been the lack of adulthood that was experienced in his life and for Hannah, it may have been because of the pain and suffering she
Hannah said that “everybody wants to go on a party with her” (99), so she is a very popular person with a good reputation and most of all, a party girl that everybody wanted to go to a party with. As the tapes go on Clay finds out that she isn’t that great that he thought she was. She used Hannah too, according to Hannah “polish” up her image in Hannah’s eyes (110). She took advantage of her to use her as a driver and to make Hannah see her as a good person again by inviting her to a party. During that party she didn’t just ignore and leave Hannah hanging, she spread a rumor about her that she had “a few surprises” buried in her dresser drawers (114).
Suicide is when someone takes their own life because they feel like there is no other way out or that they do not matter. In addition to the novel, a Netflix original TV series has come out based on the book. The executive producer Tom McCarthy explains, “...When you get a piece of material like this that’s actually about something? You take that seriously and you really hope the discussion begins and will continue.” Sheff echoed that sentiment in his Vanity Fair piece: “I’m proud to be a part of a television series that is forcing us to have these conversations, because silence really does equal death.” The TV show and book are forcing people to have conversations about suicide, which is helping society because as Sheff put it, silence equals death. With this in mind, making students talk about it at school could break down imaginary walls that divide students and mold schools into a more encouraging place for kids to go to. Also, Based off of the article ‘13 Reasons Why Controversial Depiction of Teen Suicide Has School Counselors Picking Up the Pieces’, The book Thirteen Reasons Why “has also been lauded for starting a conversation about suicide, which is the second leading cause of death among teens.” The quote clearly states that suicide is the second leading cause of death among teens, so this topic is very relevant to the school and the students inside of it. This
Depression is an extremely delicate topic. In the novels “13 Reasons Why” by Jay Asher and “The Perks of Being A Wallflower” by Stephan Chbosky do an outstanding job hitting the topic depression. Both novels cover depression in its own style. In one, someone commits suicide while on the contrary, the other person surpasses depression. Support systems are vital during depression, lack of communication as well as self-expression all lead to an easy way out. Anyone who is suffering from depression should have at least one confident to be able to communicate to. Depression is a heavy weighed disease in which one needs all the support one can get. A voice is needed as well, in which many people are scared of having. In each of the novels each fictional
1 OBSERVATION: One element of fiction is the color symbolism and its uses to designate criminal castes in society. Red is for murder( kind of obvious as a representation of blood), then there is blue for child molesters, and yellow for misdemeanors(not too alarming of a color but still noticeable). Not only is the color of Hannah’s skin a constant reminder to her of the blood of her unborn child and the life that she took, but she will have to deal with the stigmas of society upon her release. I think the use of color pigmenting to the skin as a way of public branding will play an important role thought the novel including affecting the way the society, her family and friends, and Hannah herself, will perceive Hannah.
Suicide is a very dark topic that is covered very thoroughly in this book. Hannah Baker is not able to save herself in the end, but hopefully this book can shine a light on and spread awareness to the issue of suicide, and help people know that every life is precious an every life matters substantially, and that there is hope along with people who truly care. In this journal, I predicted that Clay would help Skye, questioned why Justin and Hannah didn’t say anything, and connected Hannah Baker to Taylor
Others imply that Hannah has not accepted her new life and she still wants to leave this place as soon as she can. When people call Hannah “Chaya” she tells them that she is not “Chaya” but she is “Hannah from New Rochelle.” When she says this, it shows that she still wants to leave and is looking for a way home. “Chaya. But that’s my hebrew name, Hannah thought. The one I was given to honor Aunt Eva’s dead friend.” That quote shows us that she accepts her role as Chaya. Later in chapter 8, it shows us that Hannah is moving on and slowly forgetting about her life back
When I first read about Hannah I thought she was that type of girl hat always looked to the bright side of things. She should have so much patience with children, I mean to have six of your own! You got to be crazy for that. When Hannah and Larry wanted to adopt Andrew everyone warned them that “he threw intense
Another popular show is 13 reasons why. The Netflix original addresses the controversial topic of suicide. This makes a great show because it follows the life of high schoolers and how they deal with their friend committing suicide. This could potentially help someone cope who is dealing with a similar situation. While it is controversial, it talks about a problem that a lot of teenagers face.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15 to 24 year olds, and the sixth leading cause for 5 to 14 year olds. Suicide accounts for twelve percent of the mortality in the adolescent and young adult group. Young males are more common than young woman suicides. These are only children who followed through with the suicide. For every successful suicide there are fifty to one hundred adolescent suicide attempts. In other words, more than five percent of all teenagers tried to commit suicide, and the number is still rising. It is scary to think that four percent of high school students have made a suicide attempt within the previous twelve months. In a small safe town like Avon, in the Avon High School where you and I practically live, you can see the faces of 22 students that have tried to commit suicide. That is enough to fill a classroom.