Week 4 Discussion Post 7 Document

AnitemIthinkrelatestowellnesswouldbe"13ReasonsWhy"by

JayAsher.Hearmeout!Iknowmanypeoplehavemixedfeelingson

this,butthebookwasamazing(Thebooksarealwaysbetter).the

synopsisis"You can’t stop the future. You can’t rewind the past. The

only way to learn the secret . . . is to press play. ClayJensenreturns

homefromschooltofindastrangepackagewithhisnameonitlying

onhisporch.Insidehediscoversseveralcassettetapesrecordedby

HannahBaker–hisclassmateandcrush–whocommittedsuicidetwo

weeksearlier.Hannah’svoicetellshimthattherearethirteen

reasonswhyshedecidedtoendherlife.Clayisoneofthem.Ifhe

listens,he’llfindoutwhy.Clayspendsthenightcrisscrossinghis

townwithHannahashisguide.Hebecomesafirsthandwitnessto

Hannah’spain,andashefollowsHannah’srecordedwords

throughouthistown,whathediscoverschangeshislifeforever."

(2007,October18).

Thisrelatestowellnessbecauseitshowshowthesecharacters

gothroughtraumaandmanydifferenttypesofassaults,itshows

howtheytrytohandlethetrauma,andhowtheychangeasaperson

aftertheevents.Thisstoryisveryrawanddefinitelyshowshow

mentalhealthisimportantandthatitcanchangeaperson.Wellness

goesbeyondjustphysicalhealth.Mentalhealthandspiritualhealthis

justasimportantasphysicalhealth.Theyallplayapartinkeeping

thebodybalanced.

Thisstory(2007)andtheNetflixseries(2017)haveboth

contributedtosocialimplicationsovertheyears.Ireadthebookin

2010andIcouldnotputitdown.In2010,IwasateenagerandIdid

noteverhearaboutselfharmnoranytypesofassaultsoreventalk

aboutmentalhealth.ItwasnottopicthatwerediscussedwhenIwas

growingup.Readingthisstoryimpactedmyworldinapositiveway.

Itbroughtawarenesstomeandhelpedmelearnhowtospotthese

characteristicsinpeopleandhowtotreatthembetterandcarefor

themdifferently.Watchingtheserieswasjustasgoodtomebecause

itbroughtittolifeinthewayIhadimagined.Thebookwasnot

populargrowingup,buttheNetflixserieshadmanycontroversies.

Manypeopledidnotlikehowgrafficitwasnorthetopic.Many

peoplefeltlikeitwaspromotingormakinglightofhorrible

situations,butIfeelitwasbringlighttosituationsthatarenottalked

aboutenoughandcandorealdamage.Thesocietalimplicationsof

thisstoryandseriesprovidedanavenuefortheretoberesearch

doneonthistypeoftraumaandselfharmtohelpprovideauseful

impactonsociety.

Reference:

Razorbill.(2007,October18).Thirteen reasons why.Goodreads.

RetrievedJuly21,2022,

fromhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1217100.Thirteen_R

easons_Why