Six months after the horrific massacre at a high school in Columbine, Colorado, writer Anna Quindlen chose to take a different view than most of the nation. Instead of blaming the mentally troubled kids, she blamed the system for failing to help these kids and give them the treatment they deserved. She argues that the ignorant mindset of adults in America is what holds back the system from being able to successfully help the ill students from receiving the help that they need. Anna Quindlen was trying to bring mental health into the forefront of medical diseases across the nation and helped stop the stigma of mental illness. She is able to accomplish this through the use of hyperbole to emphasize the lack of understanding on how to help
