Suicide In The Novel I Swear

Suicide: Growing Epidemic

The novel “I Swear” follows a suicide investigation of a previous student who attended Westport High. The prologue of this book alone entails the thoughts that went through Leslie’s mind as she decided that her death would mean nothing. The novel addresses her thoughts through the following words, “No one would miss her now when she left”. Through the investigation of facilitated murder, truths come out and readers learn that she spent years being tortured by people who were once her friends. After reading this novel, I realized that bullying and suicide are two things that exist in the world that I live in. Moreover, I clearly saw that bullying has found a way to adapt and thrive as our society. I had finally seen how many lives have been taken by the choices we make.

Suicide is a gruesome reality that afflicts many young people—making it the third leading cause of death of those ranging from ages nine to fifteen. Additionally, the National Institute for Mental Health indicates that in 2007, per 100,000 people, suicide deaths accounted for .9 children between the ages of 10 and 14, 6.9 teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19, and 12.7 young adults between the ages of 20 and

Many people think that suicide is not factual, and they try to sweep the matter of teen suicide under the carpet. Yet it is all true. Suicide is the fastest growing killer of youth in America, The same foundation that found these statistics have states that "if left unaddressed, it will help bring about disastrous consequences for [the United States] in the future." I t is clear that the populous needs to proceed in dealing with the vast teen suicide problem by first recognizing it as an actual dilemma, then by educating our youth about it, and finally by providing greater access to resources in order to deal with