The Three Stages Of Suicide In Jay Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why

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In Jay Asher’s Thirteen Reasons Why, Hannah slowly passes through the three stages of suicide: thinking about ending her life, deciding to commit suicide and then committing it. In the beginning, Hannah was being bullied and becomes depressed; however she still does not think of suicide as an option. Gradually she becomes curious about suicide and is eventually willing to accept suicide as her only choice. This happens when she sends the note to Mrs. Bradley. “I wrote a note to Mrs. Bradley that read: ‘Suicide. It's something I've been thinking about. Not too seriously, but I have been thinking about it’” (170). After meeting with Mr. Porter, Hannah firmly decides that her life is not worth living. This is clearly evident when Hannah