Teenage depression and suicide can be prevented by education, support, and having a voice.
Tony, Vanessa, and Connor display identities all of the warning signs and causes that have been proved to lead to attempted suicide.
Tony, Vanessa, and Connor display identities all of the warning signs and causes that have been proved to lead to attempted suicide.
-Communicate, Talk, and Listen
-Importance of accepting and sharing feelings
-Creating a more open Discourse Community
Slowly and with attention to detail
(a little bit like therapy)
three stories of near-death experience
unfold to show
that Connor's perfection is grounded in fear and desire
that Vanessa's cutting is an outlet for much greater pain
and that Tony must believe in the impossible
before he has the possibility to recover.
(a little bit like therapy)
three stories of near-death experience
unfold to show
that Connor's perfection is grounded in fear and desire
that Vanessa's cutting is an outlet for much greater pain
and that Tony must believe in the impossible
before he has the possibility to recover.
Recovery or Demise: Tony, Vanessa, and Connor:
Ultimately, Tony and Vanessa use the tools and methods provided by Aspen Springs successfully, leading to their recovery.
Connor chooses otherwise: The pressures forced by his family get to his head. They think he is a failure because of his depression and need to take medication, and he starts to believe himself to be a failure as well. He secretly stops taking the medication provided by Aspen Springs, and continually decreases his positive interactions with Vanessa, Tony, and everyone else. After receiving a final letter from his mother, days before his graduation, he decides that death is the best option.
Connor chooses otherwise: The pressures forced by his family get to his head. They think he is a failure because of his depression and need to take medication, and he starts to believe himself to be a failure as well. He secretly stops taking the medication provided by Aspen Springs, and continually decreases his positive interactions with Vanessa, Tony, and everyone else. After receiving a final letter from his mother, days before his graduation, he decides that death is the best option.