Suicide In 19 Minutes By Jodi Picoult

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Did you know that 7 out of 9 percent of victims of bullying are more likely to consider suicide. In the book “19 Minutes” Peter had thoughts of suicide. He thought of suicide because of the bullying that he was dealing with. When getting bullied it could change someone's whole life. In “Nineteen Minutes”, by Jodi Picoult, Peter is responsible for the school, however the bullies are to blame for the shooting as well.
Peter had a lot of problems, but Matt was one of the reasons why Peter shoot up the school! Peter was alone and dealing with depression because of Matt bullying and pushing Peter around, for example of the bullying. He was standing, in fact, behind Peter; and in one smooth stroke he hooked his thumbs into the loops of Peter’s pants

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