In “13 Reasons Why” by Jay Asher, you learn about the story of Hannah Baker. A girl that had recently committed suicide. But before she killed herself she left behind 13 cassettes explaining why she decided to end it all. I decided to narrow the book down and create a timeline of Hannah’s life before she killed herself and all that had happened that pushed her over the edge. (Also I didn’t count this part in my word count - just here as an explanation.)
First Hannah moved into a new town. A place where anything could happen. A place where everything were to happen. If she hadn’t ever moved, she would have never been put through what she was and would probably still be alive.
Hannah’s first crush in the new town was with Justin Foley. It’s …show more content…
The school’s cheerleading team had done a fundraiser where everyone who wanted to find “true love” would fill out a survey about themselves and then pay to see who their top matches where. Hannah then received a call from Marcus Cooley, saying she was his top pick. They set up a date at a local diner. But he ended up being almost an hour late because he thought that she wasn’t serious about it. Then, he decides that he had the right to feel her up without permission to ever even lay a hand on her. This destroys what show her just how people feel about her. That she was just an object for their amusement and was no longer a person that mattered to any of …show more content…
But Jenny was driving while drunk - and she knew it. She ran into a stop-sign, knocking it over completely. When Hannah said that they should call it in to the police, Jenny got upset and kicked her out of the car and sped away. Hannah never did call it in, so later that night, there was a car crash and it resulted in an old man dying. This made it feel like it was all Hannah’s fault, if she had called it in, no one would be dead. And the reason why she didn’t call it in was because of Jenny.
On the night of another party, Hannah was talking to Bryce Walker. At this point she was about to give up on her life. So when she was with him, she had sex. She had finally given into the rumors and became what everyone already believed her to be. This was so she could cut the last string of her that wanted to stay alive. And Bryce did that for her - just like she knew he would.
As a last resort, Hannah went to talk to Mr. Porter. She tried to explain everything that was happening, but he didn’t understand. He kept trying to assume the rest of the stories. This is when Hannah knows that she can’t be
First Hannah moved into a new town. A place where anything could happen. A place where everything were to happen. If she hadn’t ever moved, she would have never been put through what she was and would probably still be alive.
Hannah’s first crush in the new town was with Justin Foley. It’s …show more content…
The school’s cheerleading team had done a fundraiser where everyone who wanted to find “true love” would fill out a survey about themselves and then pay to see who their top matches where. Hannah then received a call from Marcus Cooley, saying she was his top pick. They set up a date at a local diner. But he ended up being almost an hour late because he thought that she wasn’t serious about it. Then, he decides that he had the right to feel her up without permission to ever even lay a hand on her. This destroys what show her just how people feel about her. That she was just an object for their amusement and was no longer a person that mattered to any of …show more content…
But Jenny was driving while drunk - and she knew it. She ran into a stop-sign, knocking it over completely. When Hannah said that they should call it in to the police, Jenny got upset and kicked her out of the car and sped away. Hannah never did call it in, so later that night, there was a car crash and it resulted in an old man dying. This made it feel like it was all Hannah’s fault, if she had called it in, no one would be dead. And the reason why she didn’t call it in was because of Jenny.
On the night of another party, Hannah was talking to Bryce Walker. At this point she was about to give up on her life. So when she was with him, she had sex. She had finally given into the rumors and became what everyone already believed her to be. This was so she could cut the last string of her that wanted to stay alive. And Bryce did that for her - just like she knew he would.
As a last resort, Hannah went to talk to Mr. Porter. She tried to explain everything that was happening, but he didn’t understand. He kept trying to assume the rest of the stories. This is when Hannah knows that she can’t be