I have finally finished reading this novel. Another amazing book I must say. I never knew that I could read a book and totally see myself in the story. Reading thirteen reasons why has made me discover something about me I never knew until today. At some point in my life I was actually a depressed teen “go figure.” I did go through a lot as a teenager but I just thought of it as a phase in life that I had to go through. After reading Hannah Baker’s story I realized how it feels to be depressed and feel alone. Unlike her, I did not know what I was going through then and it did not reach a point were I thought of committing suicide or even talking about. Also, I had amazing friends who were ready to listen to me complain about my life and encourage me to be stronger than my problems. I think if she had someone who could listen to her, she would have not died. She had mentioned at some point in her story that, if only she had some sort of encouragement, she would have thought of giving life another chance. She really wanted someone to listen to her but she just couldn’t tell her story.
The novel is a real life summary of what happens in many high schools of this century. When I think about it, things like sexual harassment, bullying and depression happened in my high school too, but they just seemed normal to most people, more like a part of life. A phase everyone just had to go through at some point of their lives. It made it so easy for me to read the novel because I could visualize the story. It brought back a lot of high school memories. I finally realized that the things that happened during my high school year were not normal because a lot people got hurt in the process somehow. Even just spreading rumors about people hurts them emotionally and can end up with them committing suicide. There is a very thin line between depression and suicide.
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