In the book Falling Into Place, Amy Zhang uses characterization to establish the theme of depression is a huge part of teenagers lives even if it doesn't stand out. The main character Liz does not care about anyone but herself and it is portrayed in the act of when she decides to tests Newton’s law and tries to end her own life by driving her car off the side of the road. She specifically drove far away from where she lives so that no one that knows, or loves her would ever find her. Her mother and some of her close friends are the only ones really devastated after finding this out and seeing her in the hospital. At her school even the teachers think it is some sort of a blessing that she does not have to attend their classes anymore, and the …show more content…
She even called her mother before the crash to try and explain that she needs help but she couldn’t find the word to ask. She didn't even know if her mother loved her, as she said people just would just throw out “love you” and not even mean it. Liz’s whole life was surrounded by sadness and depression. Early on in her life the day her childhood ended was the day her father died. As he was on the roof he was distracted by Liz when she was playing tag. Since he was distracted by her he lost his grip and fell off and died. Ever since that day she has been consumed with the thoughts that it is her fault. As she grew up she realized that she had to be mean to fit in with everyone else. She would bully people without even knowing them just to fit in with their popularity circle. One example of her bullying was to this new girl that was different, and being different was weird, and weird people god bullied. Years later she ended up in the abitchewary with causes of death suicide and the people that gave her a speech saying “she will always be remembered” were the kids that bullied her, and drove her to do such a …show more content…
Liz thought nothing of herself and that she was worthless she would look up to people and try to pull them down to her level by bullying, doing drugs, and other wrong decisions that would not help her, just making things worse. Liz didn’t care though and every bad decision that she made, every kid she bullied came back and bit her with the depression and sadness she had, and it just kept building up and she could not handle it anymore, the only way out was to not be in the world anymore. She thought of death as escape but she didn’t realize that was a permanent solution to just temporary problems in high school. Overall in the book Falling Into Place, Amy Zhang uses characterization to establish the theme of depression is a huge part of teenagers lives and how it can affect the people around you that love you, not just yourself when you decide to make the decision to end it
disorder by taking her away for the summer and placing her in an old house
Suicide often follows depression, proving false the stereotype of depression being only general sadness. Depression can be anything from temporary to extreme, and from insignificant to greatly significant. What significant might be characterized as could be the outcome of a loss of ones life. In a case where a woman's husband committed suicide, the woman later said, "'He was like anybody else with depression. But it was much more extreme than he ever let us know'" (Robinson, R. 33). However, Ona Leong appeared no different up to the day that she jumped; never even appearing depressed. Throughout the novel, the impact of suicide is seen from within the home, leading back to early childhood.
In the "The Yellow Wallpaper," Charlotte Perkins Gilman describes her postpartum depression through the character of Jane. Jane was locked up for bed rest and was not able to go outside to help alleviate her nervous condition. Jane develops an attachment to the wallpaper and discovers a woman in the wallpaper. This shows that her physical treatment is only leading her to madness. The background of postpartum depression can be summarized by the symptoms of postpartum depression, the current treatment, and its prevention. Many people ask themselves what happens if postpartum depression gets really bad or what increases their chances. Jane's treatment can show what can happen if it is not treated correctly. If Jane would have had different treatment, then she would not have gone insane.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrought the Yellow Wallpaper during her depression, while she was on bed rest. She was suffering from the depression she wrote the short story to describe her own experiences. The main treatment she was treated with and the character in the short story were treated with was the rest cure. In which it would last about six to eight weeks, which involved isolation from friends and family.
Elizabeth try’s the easiest way out of things. She cannot control what she does. She’ll have the loud cry for help without saying the words. Her actions speak so much louder than her words. Elizabeth had never once told someone to help her, she would just be screaming crying throwing a fit on the bathroom floor, almost killing herself.
She was sent to a non-social work environment which had numerous work barriers. The people she was assigned to work with showed her little to no support, which frustrated her efforts. She wanted to quit but thought about the hope the same people she was helping had lost.
High school students suffer from depression that is caused by stress. It affects their education to the point where they either do not care about school or maybe even want to drop out. Students often stay away from their friends or do not even make any at all. In the article “Responding to a Student 's Depression” by R. Marc A. Crundwell and Kim Killu it states that a student, “does not participate in activities and also is extremely shy.” High school students with depression had talked about hurting themselves or even taking their own life. Students in high school can get depressed because they have problems at home. Homework can also be a cause to a student 's depression. A 14 year old girl name Rita has been suffering from depression and
Depression does not happen overnight. Kristen’s depression started as a child when her parents couldn’t afford rent. She had a loving family and had dreams about being a professional soccer player. She notice her depression worsen as she read the newspaper went into detail about the violence and negativity around the world. Her struggles continued at work when her employees began yell and scream at her. She developed a self of worthlessness and had no one to discuss with. She lacked of fresh air, no energy, her body stopped to function; things which brought her happiness did not feel the same way, she felt completely helpless. All of those systems began to build her depression.
Depression affects teens everywhere, some teens are upset about home life, school life, or just personal issues in general. Jessica states, “Running aired out my soul. It made me feel alive. And now? I’m stuck in this bed, knowing I’ll never run again” (Van Draanen 6). Jessica is one of the most determined athletes on her track team, the one thing she wants to do most in the world is run, and she can’t do it anymore because of her leg. Jessica says, “So I am getting used to it, and I am gaining confidence but I honestly don’t know if I’ll ever race again. It almost doesn’t matter, though. I can run” (Van Draanen 279). The author makes it aware that Jessica is depressed, but eventually she becomes the happy girl who can run again. The author wants people to know that sometimes things are hard and you get upset, but everything will get better it just takes time. I know that depression is a very serious issue to deal with, and I think time really does fix all
The Catcher in the Rye by, J.D. Salinger is told through Holden the narrative in the story. The setting of the novel takes place in the 1940's early 1950's. Holden is sixteen years old and he has a lot of problems in his life. He becomes seriously depressed to the point he cannot deal with people and life around him. The 1940's were different from today. However, Holden Caulfield is similar to many other teenagers who go through the same problems.
The Novel “Speak” by Laurie Anderson is about depression and stop keeping things to yourself.
“ Depression is living in a body that fights to survive with a mind that tries to die”. In the Catcher in the Rye Holden Caulfield expresses how he gets depressed and is disgusted by the phonies that surround him. Holden feels as if his life is full of disappointment and it doesn’t help to have a brother that used to be a prostitute, one that passed away, and a sister who he thinks so highly but lives so far away. After getting kicked out of Pencey for failing most of his classes, Holden travels to New York to get away from his problems but seems to feel more depressed. When finishing the book came to realize that Holden Caulfield suffers from depression.
Teenage Depression. Everywhere you look these two words appear together as one, in newspapers and magazines, as well as in scholarly reports. Teenage depression is one of today's "hot topics" this among other teenage mental health problems, has been brought to the forefront of public consciousness in recent years after several incidents involving school shootings (CQ 595). The environment that teens grow up in today is less supportive and more demanding than it was twenty years ago. Not only are the numbers of depressed teens rising, but children are also being diagnosed at younger and younger ages. Studies have found that, "There is an estimated 1.5-3 million American children and adolescents who suffer from depression, a condition unrecognized in children until about 20 years ago" (CQR 595). This increase in depression is due to social factors that teenagers have to deal with everyday. A recent study found that, "About five percent of teenagers have major depression at any one time. Depression can be very impairing, not only for the affected teen, but also for his or her family-and too often, if not addressed, depression can lead to substance abuse or more tragic events" (NAMI.org). Gender roles and other societal factors including the pressures on girls to look and act a certain way, the pressures on boys to suppress their emotions and put on a tough front and the pressures on both sexes to do well in school and succeed, all contribute to depression in teens today. Depression is a growing problem which crosses gender lines and one that needs to be dealt with with more than just medication.
Depression can be defined as part of a psychological state of mind that a person might encounter. Most famously recognized psychiatrist Sigmund Freud is known for his Psychodynamic theory. His psychoanalysis theory is known to be successful for treating patients with mental illness. Sylvia Plath, the author of the Bell Jar, makes the main character Esther go through a psychological transformation. Esther’s transformation can be realized through Freud’s psychoanalysis theory as the story unfolds from the beginning to end. The influences of people and events around Esther have affected her transformation.
But then something changed, something vanished from her life. It took her a few days to sober up and figure this out, but when she did her heart, she didn’t know existed broke. Friends. Her good friends, the ones worth keeping for a lifetime and the ones that were supposed stay by your side left. They were gone one by one just exiting out of her life. Some of them were courteous enough to talk to her first, but most just ignored her and acted like she didn’t exist. The few that came to her all said the same thing. They told her how they didn’t want to see her die from her antics and that they weren’t going to watch her ruin her own life. She couldn’t understand why her once good friends were saying this. She thought she was