Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: The Boston Marathon Bombing

Tragedy is a terrible part of life that people have to deal with too often. Some instances of tragedy may seem to be beyond our understanding. Although we may perceive certain events as pure evil, it is important to understand the psychological and sociocultural influences that can lead a person to this kind of behavior. This paper will provide an analysis of a recent tragedy, the Boston Marathon bombing, and one of the people behind it. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev also known as, Jahar, a nineteen-year-old boy, rather popular young man, born in Kyrgyzstan and moved to the United States at the age of eight. Growing up in one of the most ethnically and economically diverse cities (Cambridge, Massachusetts), and socially accepted in his community, Jahar had a successful high school career as the captain of his wrestling team with ambitions of going to college and becoming a successful Kyrgyzstan-American. Jahar was described by most of his …show more content…
Zubeidat seemed to frown upon the idea of a psychiatrist, and was in denial that her son may be developing a mental illness. She may not have known what help was available and how the system works so the fact Zubeidat dealt with mental health literacy, and institutional barriers could be reasons why her sons also dealt with those same barriers. Growing up in a household where your parents have mistrust toward psychiatric professionals, is the beginning of the child to have cultural mistrust toward professionals themselves. However, Jahar was Americanized, and could have very well got professional help but due to his family leaving and his brother dealing with his own financial issues he may not have been able to afford and get access to professional help, which was clearly