When I first started watching "Thirteen Reasons Why," I was in shock at how morbidly real it portrays high school. So if you have not seen it, I strongly suggest you do. It first aired on Netflix March, 31st 2017 and it is based on a book that came out in 2007 written by Jay Asher. In both the show and book Hannah Baker, a junior in high school commits suicide and leaves thirteen tapes behind, each giving a part of the story about why she killed herself. There are thirteen people responsible for Hannah's death and each of those people has a tape and each one of them are given the box of tapes to listen too. Through the tapes, issues about bigger problems arise like rape, depression, suicide, bullying, homophobia, underage drinking, and drug abuse. So sit back, relax and enjoy reading the thirteen reasons why you need to watch "Thirteen Reasons Why".
1. It doesn't romanticize mental illness
2. It normalizes LGBTQ
3. It's honest about what high school is really like
4. Shows the effects of suicide
5. Shows what real life is like
6. Shows that people change, sometimes for the worse
7. Perfectly represents what bullying can do
8. The dangers of drugs and alcohol
9. Demonstrates that rape is a very serious and real issue
10. How words can ruin someone's life
11. To be responsible for everything you do
12. What depression is really like
13. And finally, why suicide is not for attention
This show represents so many real and terrible things that all come along with beeing a teenager that I wished I would have know before high school and I am so grateful for what this show has done to represent that pain and fear.
