Favorite parts:
My favorite parts were actually Clay’s narrative. I found it unique, from a storytelling perspective, to have Hannah’s story portrayed in the context of Clay’s. Sometimes, it would seem that the lines would blur about whose story this actually was; in the end it is Clay’s. Clay becomes so engulfed in Hannah’s story, this girl that he had an emotional attachment to, who is now gone. The prime example of Clay’s immersion in Hannah’s world comes when Clay is at Monet’s, a favorite hangout place of Hannah’s. Clay describes the actual living people surrounding him as background noise to Hannah. On this night he is completely consumed by what has happened to her and his narrative and emotions give perspective to Hannah’s story. Although Hannah often claims that no one was …show more content…
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This quote comes from Clay referring to the friendship Hannah builds upon first arriving in town. I found this quote profound because it describes everyone’s need for friendship, for a shoulder to cry on, a person to complain to, someone to laugh with, a person to share your secrets with. The end of Hannah’s “olly-olly-oxen-free” is the beginning of her alienation.
“I needed a change, just like they said, so I changed my appearance. The only thing I still had control over” (p. 163).
Hannah is feeling the pressure of other people’s opinion of her. In turn, she feels like she is losing herself because of their views. Therefore, Hannah cuts her hair to show that she is still in control of herself. She is acting calling for attention and expression as well as demonstrating a need for individuality.
“I’m listening to someone give up. Someone I knew. Someone I liked. I’m listening but I’m still too late.”
Clay remarks in the novel that he feels like he is only beginning to know Hannah. Who she really was. He has developed an emotional attachment for this girl, however he did not realize how on the brink she
My favorite parts were actually Clay’s narrative. I found it unique, from a storytelling perspective, to have Hannah’s story portrayed in the context of Clay’s. Sometimes, it would seem that the lines would blur about whose story this actually was; in the end it is Clay’s. Clay becomes so engulfed in Hannah’s story, this girl that he had an emotional attachment to, who is now gone. The prime example of Clay’s immersion in Hannah’s world comes when Clay is at Monet’s, a favorite hangout place of Hannah’s. Clay describes the actual living people surrounding him as background noise to Hannah. On this night he is completely consumed by what has happened to her and his narrative and emotions give perspective to Hannah’s story. Although Hannah often claims that no one was …show more content…
91).
This quote comes from Clay referring to the friendship Hannah builds upon first arriving in town. I found this quote profound because it describes everyone’s need for friendship, for a shoulder to cry on, a person to complain to, someone to laugh with, a person to share your secrets with. The end of Hannah’s “olly-olly-oxen-free” is the beginning of her alienation.
“I needed a change, just like they said, so I changed my appearance. The only thing I still had control over” (p. 163).
Hannah is feeling the pressure of other people’s opinion of her. In turn, she feels like she is losing herself because of their views. Therefore, Hannah cuts her hair to show that she is still in control of herself. She is acting calling for attention and expression as well as demonstrating a need for individuality.
“I’m listening to someone give up. Someone I knew. Someone I liked. I’m listening but I’m still too late.”
Clay remarks in the novel that he feels like he is only beginning to know Hannah. Who she really was. He has developed an emotional attachment for this girl, however he did not realize how on the brink she