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This I Ll Be Dead Quote Analysis

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The reason why I chose the book By The Time You Read This, I’ll Be Dead was because this book is amazing! It was really sad at some parts when she tried to kill herself. Also, when she meets the boy it was romantic. Daelyn Rice is so obsessed with suicide, but just not sure which method will give the best combination of least pain and maximum benefits. She can never be left alone in the house. Her parents have her on suicide watch. They follow her when she goes on walks, pick her up from school, and auditor her online computer use. Daelyn starts to visit a website called www.through-the light.com. On the site Daelyn blogs about her life, revealing a history of bullying the goes back to kindergarten. When she’s not on the web, Daelyn’s at …show more content…

The reason why I picked two theme is because she struggles in life, and school. Daelyn was always the target for other kids to bully, She was bigger and never stuck up for herself. No matter what school she went to she got continuously bullied. Daelyn tried killing herself twice. Once by slitting her wrist, the second by drinking bleach. Which damaged her vocal cords so she can no longer talk. “I've never been afraid of the dark. I'm more afraid of the day, of people. I love the night. The solitude. Well, I don't love it. I don't feel love. I hate people, so I hope when I get there it isn't crowded. I hope the light is a momentary phenomenon and the other side is completely black. And silent.” page …show more content…

He cares for her everyday at the bench outside of her school. Even though Daelyn pushes him away he refuses to leave. Just as Daelyn, Santana will also be leaving this world soon. But not from suicide but from cancer. Daelyn grows close to him but when the time comes she decides that her life is just to miserable to live.Santana and Daelyn are hanging out and Santana decides he wants to show Daelyn a clip. The clip was of Santana's early childhood dealing with cancer, After the video was finished he leaned in to kiss her and she stabbed him in the arm with a pencil. Later that night he messages her saying sorry and says he would like to get to know her better. So he asks her why she has a neck brace on and she opens up and tells him everything.“I think about my choice. Either outcome is bleak. If I stay and live through high school, go to college, get a job, what will ever change? This blackness inside will never go away. I don't make friends; I'll always be alone. If I go, at least there's hope of peace. Chance of a new and better life on the other side.” Here is another quote that goes with it. “I hope they remember the good stuff, when I was a baby, a toddler, when they still had hopes and dreams for their little girl, their miracle child. In truth they were good to me. They were only doing what they knew how to do; what they thought was

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