Many of you have seen, or heard of the recently popular show called 13 Reasons Why. The show on Netflix that goes through the 13 reasons why Hannah Baker killed herself. She left thirteen tapes, each with a reason why she killed herself. Each tape leading to the incidents that led to her death. We are led to find these tapes to go through the thirteen people that had a hand in her death. The beginning of the show, we find the tapes in the hands of Clay Jensen. I’m not going to SPOIL anything for you, so if you haven’t seen it, then you probably should. We go through this whole journey with him and the experience from his eyes of what the tapes hold. For some people like my mother, it took only a day to get through the tapes, for others like myself, it took three. I had a hard time watching it (plus I had endless hours of work to attend to) for many reasons. I found myself kind of wondering and trying to figure out what was going to happen in the first episode, and felt it kind took a bit to get started. But I think that’s also how Clay felt. We as viewers went through the tapes with Clay and that somehow puts us in the show, with thirteen episodes for the thirteen tapes. Have you ever sat there in your room awake, in silence, waiting for your mind to settle down? Have you ever sat in a quiet room but because your mind was racing, there was no silence? Some of us do and some of us don’t. I think though that Hannah Baker was one of those who couldn’t shut her mind off. In a constant state of noise and unsettled emotions. I had a lot of emotions towards this show, and was finally able to compose them to give my view of it. First I would have to say how I love the reality of it. That they go through situations that high schoolers go through and they left out no detail. From stupid pictures, to drunk decisions, to mistakes we regret, it’s all in there. I Understand Hannah’s frustration. Some people though need to realize this didn’t just happen over night. It was years of pain and hurt that kept her down. From the show we realize she had dealt with bullying at a previous school also, so who knows what had gone on there. Our generations has had it’s share in damage to others. Sadly I have also helped bully others, because it felt good to be on the other side for once. People can be so cruel and mean, and hopefully this show will help others see that they need to be careful of the things they say and realize that we need to be better towards people. We need to be better people ourselves. Overall the show was well done and the cast was amazing. I hope that whatever you got from the show can help you see what you can do to help others and to find help if you need it.
I wont go into a whole rant of “don’t kill yourself” but the pain can end. For many people, they don’t have what I have, strong parents and even stronger God. There are though so many other options instead of suicide. No matter what you have been through, there is still more out there, there is still so much life to live. Suicide doesn’t have to be the end.
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AuthorReggie is a college gradute with a degree in English. She loves traveling and hopes to one day stay on the battle field for missions. Life is a book and everyday is an adventure, follow her on this journey and see the world through her eyes. Archives
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