Comparing Adam's Song Bruised And Scarred By Hannah Baker

In The Middle

Hannah Baker, recorded on seven different tapes her thirteen reasons as to why she committed suicide. Throughout her story she tells of the hardships she went through when she came to her new school and the rumors that began to spread once she started fitting in with the students. The song “Bruised and Scarred” by Mayday Parade relates to a specific scene in this book. The song describes a couple who had a first kiss and it seemed as if things were supposed to be so good after that but then things took a wrong turn and it ended badly. This relates to the scene when Hannah tells about her first kiss with Justin Foley. It was just as she imagined her first kiss would be, perfect. She felt so happy once she finally had the perfect first kiss with a guy who she thought was absolutely perfect. Hannah then comes to find out that Justin had been telling rumors of things that happened that night that truly never happened. This caused a lot of problems and Hannah ended it
with Justin. The song “Loser”, by Three Doors Down, is a perfect song to relate to Hannah’s story. The song is about a guy talking about how all the lies and rumors in his life have made him feel so down. He portrays himself as being a loser and explains that all the lies that keep forming are “pushing me off life's little edge...and sooner or later you know I’ll be dead.” By this statement he is describing suicide. He is saying that if it keeps going on he will soon be gone for no one to do that to. This relates to Hannah’s story completely. Hannah is in a new high school with new people, and she keeps being used as a joke. She thinks someone is trying to be nice but really they are either trying to make their reputation better or trying to spread a lie about her. People that are doing this to Hannah make her do the exact same thing as it does to the man in the song. It pushes her down and makes her feel like no one wants her and soon puts it all to an end. There is a scene in the book that Hannah befriends a girl named Courtney. The song “Everybody’s Fool” by Evanescence is the perfect song to describe the relationship between Hannah and Courtney, and also Courtney’s personality. In the song the main singer talks about a girl who seems so perfect and how she never was and never will be who she portrays herself to be. It also talks about how the girl betrayed the one singing the song and in the end will become everybody’s fool. Meaning, one day everyone will figure out she is not who she says she is. Now in the story Courtney was exactly the person this song describes. She pretends to be Hannah’s friend but really it was all an act to make people think she is so kind and genuine but really she is cold hearted and could care less to have a friend like Hannah. All of the bullying, whispers, and dirty looks Hannah got caused so much pain for her.
The song “Adam’s Song” by Blink 182, is a perfect song to describe and relate to the way Hannah was feeling at that time. The song is about a boy who never thought he would do something to the extent of committing suicide. He was outgoing and he laughed all the time, but something made him so depressed he did not have the strength to go on with his life. Hannah’s situation was very similar to this. Before she came to this new school she was a happy girl, she never knew that something like suicide would ever cross her mind. The rumors and bullying caused so much hurt she had no strength to go on, and took the easy way out. Which was not the smart way but there is never any going back. Things happen in life and even though it is hard sometimes you just have to keep your head up and move on. Hannah was strong enough to do this and neither was the boy being described in the
song.