Rumors In Thirteen Reasons Why

There is a difference between knowing someone and hearing about someone. Just because you heard does not mean you know. When someone hears a rumor their first thought is to talk about it rather than take a step back and think about what that rumor could do to that person. In the novel Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, he uses Clay, Hannah and Mr. Porter to express that rumors can destroy a person's reputation and outlook towards life. Sometimes a person's reputation can be contorted into many shapes because of rumors. When Hannah first moved to the town she created strong bonds with friend but then school started and so did the rumors: “She was new to the school, so all the rumors overshadowed everything else I knew about her”(Asher 218).
In the beginning of the book Hannah could never say the word suicide. This gave us a foreshadow to the future: “the rumors reached me”(222). When Hannah first thought about suicide she tried to overcome it but then the situation took a turn for the worse. She conclusively gave up trying. Her mind was set, ultimately contributing to her demise. For Hannah her reputation was built on a bed of lies that all branched from a sick joke: “A reputation twist into something I don't recognize”(146). In the beginning when Hannah first came into the town she thought of it as if it was a new experience. Once school started she realized how your reputation was not in one's hand but the hands of their peers. For this Hannah’s reputation began to go downhill from the start, for one can never disprove a rumor. After the first rumor began Hannahs reputation and self confidence went down. The rumors kept coming back like a determined mosquito. All the rumors have continually chipped away at what little reputation and self worth she had held on too. On Hannah’s road to suicide she decided to stop once more and ask for help, she tried to reach out but fell just