Have you ever lost a friend? Death still remains a great mystery since the beginning of human history. Death is a major conflict in the teen society because most teen’s deaths are caused by teen violence. I myself haven’t experienced any deaths in my life but some of my close friends have. Losing someone is very hard!There are all types of teen related deaths. An example of teen death is drinking and driving like in the book Tears of a Tiger by Sharon M. Draper. The main character Andy and his best friend Rob were coming from their basketball game at their school Hazelwood. To celebrate the win Andy bought beer. Andy drove some of his friend’s home and during that time period Rob and Andy was drinking. They got in a car accident and Rob died (the other boys were ok). Andy felt very guilty for the death of his best friend.
Death is traumatic not only for the dying, but for the people who love them. Many people deal with the death of someone in different ways. For example Maya Angelou felt it was her words that killed her rapist so she stopped talking for almost six years. It took her some time but she DID deal with it and started talking again. It may feel like it's impossible to recover after losing someone you love but the pain will go away with time. To help ease the pain in the recovering process you can always go see a school counselor or a professional Psychologist. If you don’t feel comfortable talking to a counselor or a psychologist just talking to family members and friends. Talk to people who will be good listeners, who will accept your feelings. Just remember you're not alone...you're surrounded by friends and family that are willing to be, and already are, sharing your pain. Lean on them...it makes it easier
