How To Foreshadow Andy's Suicide

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Clues that foreshadow suicide Whenever, someone's close friend or close family member pass – away, 1 out of 3 people get in depression. And most of the time, clues start to foreshadow if the person who got depression, is going to do suicide or not! Throughout the novel Tears of a Tiger, by Sharon M. Draper, there are numerous clues that hint at the final outcome of Andy's death. Three clues that foreshadow Andy's suicide are Andy tempting to do suicide at the crash site, Andy tells Keisha he does not see himself in the future, and Andy's unwillingness to be honest and open about his feelings. To begin with, Andy tempting to do suicide at the crash site. At the crash site, Andy tries to throw himself onto the road and get hit by a car. But luckily Keisha stops him in time. Which shows early in the book he had already tried to do suicide. In fact, he claims to his shrink that sometimes he thinks about suicide, but he also claims to Dr. Carothers he would never take his own life. Which also shows that, despite the fact Andy said that he won't take his own life. He still thinks about doing suicide. …show more content…

He tells her your going to be very successful in life, but he does not see himself getting a job or see Keisha becoming lawyer. This type of clue often is related to suicide. Not seeing himself in the future, means he wants to die but at the same time he does not want to die. For example, when he was saying his good bye's before he was going to commit suicide. He said that, "It's not that I don't want to die". He just does not have any other option. In fact, whenever someone tells you they are not seeing themselves in the future no more. Calmly, cheer them up and remove that suicidal

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