Monday 12 October 2009

[Week IV] Case Study: Greta

In my opinion Greta Pearson has the lowest chance of doing suicide. She is still young and she is already used to bad situations, also she is intelligent. Even though at a glance she is in a very bad situation, she won't commit suicide. There are factors from herself and her environment that will prevent that.

First one is because she is intelligent so she will think twice about committing suicide. If she commits suicide she will make people close to her sad and it means she is just escaping from her problems. She is intelligent so she will look for another solution for her problems and she can be a successful person as long she does well in school. She is also not depressed or showing signs of hopelessness.

The second one is she lives alone with her mother. Her father left her when she was 4 and her mother is a drunk. Even though her mother is a drunk, it isn't stated that she beats Greta so I'm sure her mother just doesn't care at all. If Greta commits suicide her mother will be left alone and maybe she will commit suicide too.

The third factor is she has several close girlfriends and I believe these friends will support Greta no matter what happens to her. She can also ask her friends for some advice. These friends won't abandon Greta because they are close friends, if they are just ordinary friends maybe they will abandon her. Another reason is Greta will make her friends sad if she commits suicide.

In conclusion these factors will help Greta not committing suicide. Greta still has people that supports her and they will make Greta fells better so she has strength to continue her life.

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