The teen drama web television series
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ARTICLE ANALYSIS
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In a recent article published in The New York Times, author Benedict Carrey notes that
right after the debut of 13 Reasons Why on Netflix, suicide rate among American teenagers have
exponentially increased. The teen drama web television series, based on the novel by Jay Asher,
revolves around the story of Clay Jensen, a seventeen-year old high school student, and his
friend Hannah Baker, a seventeen-year old girl who commits suicide after being subject to severe
bullying, sexual harassment and lack of support from her friends and family, as she becomes
vulnerable being subject to a malicious gossip (IMDb, 2017).
Carrey argues on the basis of several studies on self-harm and teen psychology, the show
essentially glamourizes suicide, which might have negatively affected some teenagers. Figures
show that since the release of the show, suicide rate among boys aged 10 to 17 has spiked
significantly. On the other hand, girls aged 10 to 17, which is a demographic expected to relate
more with the protagonist, did not show such increase (Carrey, 2019).
Although the article cites several scholarly researches that claim this show might fuel the
suicidal tendencies among teenagers. However, there are other researches, such as the recent
study on young adults’ mental health carried out by the University of Pennsylvania, which
indicates that the show may also have a positive impact on young adults (Carrey, 2019).
In my opinion, the latter research resonates more with me than the claims of Carrey’s
concern. I oppose to his claim that 13 Reasons Why only contributes to the increase of suicidal
tendencies among teenagers. It is true that the show may incite such tendencies, since many of
the teenagers would relate with the gossip culture, sexual harassments and lack of support from
peers and family as portrayed in the series. However, it is objectionable that it glamourizes
suicide. According to the findings of the research conducted by Arendt et al. (2019), young adult
viewers who watched the entire second season have reported a decrease in their tendencies of
1
In a recent article published in The New York Times, author Benedict Carrey notes that
right after the debut of 13 Reasons Why on Netflix, suicide rate among American teenagers have
exponentially increased. The teen drama web television series, based on the novel by Jay Asher,
revolves around the story of Clay Jensen, a seventeen-year old high school student, and his
friend Hannah Baker, a seventeen-year old girl who commits suicide after being subject to severe
bullying, sexual harassment and lack of support from her friends and family, as she becomes
vulnerable being subject to a malicious gossip (IMDb, 2017).
Carrey argues on the basis of several studies on self-harm and teen psychology, the show
essentially glamourizes suicide, which might have negatively affected some teenagers. Figures
show that since the release of the show, suicide rate among boys aged 10 to 17 has spiked
significantly. On the other hand, girls aged 10 to 17, which is a demographic expected to relate
more with the protagonist, did not show such increase (Carrey, 2019).
Although the article cites several scholarly researches that claim this show might fuel the
suicidal tendencies among teenagers. However, there are other researches, such as the recent
study on young adults’ mental health carried out by the University of Pennsylvania, which
indicates that the show may also have a positive impact on young adults (Carrey, 2019).
In my opinion, the latter research resonates more with me than the claims of Carrey’s
concern. I oppose to his claim that 13 Reasons Why only contributes to the increase of suicidal
tendencies among teenagers. It is true that the show may incite such tendencies, since many of
the teenagers would relate with the gossip culture, sexual harassments and lack of support from
peers and family as portrayed in the series. However, it is objectionable that it glamourizes
suicide. According to the findings of the research conducted by Arendt et al. (2019), young adult
viewers who watched the entire second season have reported a decrease in their tendencies of
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