Wednesday, November 3, 2010

This book gets more interesting the futher I read into it. It tackles the issues of love, betrayal and teen suicide. Reading this book will bring many people to the realization of certain things that can affect people in numerous perspectives. Teen suicide is a pernicious epidemic that needs to be addressed and spoken out about and that something needs to be done and more people need to start acting as well as listening. There are many causes and effects that have contributed to the rising rate of teen suicide. In a book called " The Enigma of Suicide" by George Howe Colt, a part maintained that the ten reasons teens commit suicide were ( in no specific order):
  School pressure
  peer pressure
  child abuse
  violence
  racism
  parental pressure
  drugs
  the breakdown of a nuclear family
  promiscuity
  the media
Examples of known triggers include:
the death of a friend or family member
the breakup of a romantic relationship
difficulties at school or at work
conflicts with others
physical impairments
and other peoples suicide
I feel more people need to step up and speak out abotu the epidemic that is worldwide and happening every 17.2 seconds. If noone stands up and wont speak up how will anyone be able to come up with a solution to end teen suicide and adult suicide as well. This book really opened my eyes and made me more aware of teen suicide and its major causes. I look forward to reading and learning more in this novel.

1 comment:

  1. I agree, Nisha. This isn't just a problem that "happens in the movies." Think about that poor boy at Richwoods this fall. It's really disturbing.

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