Burn Journals
There were a lot of signs that Brent Runyon was going down hill before he got to the bottom. Bent grew up in a normal American Family, his parents were together and there were no significant problems in his life other than his mental state. Before Brent’s suicide attempts he got into a significant amount of trouble at school. One account relates to his final suicide attempt. “I can’t even believe it. I shouldn’t have taken the matches from Adam. I shouldn’t have lit that match. I shouldn’t have set the whole pack on fire. I shouldn’t have thrown them into that locker. And I really shouldn’t have put the lock in the locker.”(Runyon Pg.3) This represents one of the main reasons Runyon uses for his suicide attempt. After this incident at school Brent tried to slit his wrists and hang himself in his closet, but each time his body fought to stay alive. Mr. Runyon would have gotten expelled from school if he would have not tried to commit suicide. Runyon was severely depressed, and his actions proved it. “That’s the thing—your body tries to keep you alive no matter what you do. I’ve got to think of a way to kill myself that I can’t turn back from.”(Runyon Pg.13)
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