The Devastating Suicide of BoneIn Bone, by Fae Myenne Ng, the character Ona Leong grows up in a Chinese-American family in San Francisco. Ona shared her home with two sisters at opposite ends of the spectrum, a mother who works in sweatshops and a father who trains at sea for long periods. Ona grew up loving every member of her family and each of them believed they were on the path to success. But one day like any other, Ona commits suicide by throwing herself from the thirteenth floor of the Nam building. Without any warning of his unhappiness, the family finds themselves only left to guess as to why he would do such a thing. How did Ona express her unhappiness? And how does Ona's choice of suicide affect her loved ones? Suicide often follows depression, proving false the stereotype that depression is just general sadness. Depression can be anything from temporary to extreme and from insignificant to very significant. What might be characterized as significant might be the result of the loss of life. In one case where a woman's husband committed suicide, the woman later said, "'He was like anyone else with depression. But it was much more serious than he ever let us know'" (Robinson, R. 33) . However, Ona Leong looked no different until the day she jumped; without ever appearing depressed. Throughout the novel, the impact of suicide is seen from within the home, dating back to early childhood. Thinking about it, every detail of a person's life can be considered a clue to the mystery of suicide. After Ona's death, both her mother and sister wonder, "What could have saved Ona?... If I lived [at home with Ona] in the alley, I could have had that conversation with... .. in the middle of the card ......the case of leaving a suicide note, sometimes it can only explain a lot, but the actions actually speak louder than taking one's own life, in the case of Ona wanting to make a point it could probably be there the loudest action there is, an action impossible to ignore. Works Cited: Robinson, Rita Survivors Of Suicide: Newcastle, 1989. Barrington, Mary Rose "The Right to Suicide". Ed. Bender, David L. Anoka: Greenhaven , 1974. 114-119.JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association, Regional Variations in Suicide Rates - United States, 1990-1994 (From Centers for Disease Control and Prevention September 24, 1997, v278 n12. Robinson, Edward Arlington. "Richard Cory." New York: HarperCollins, 1994.