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
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Reasons to Read Thirteen Reasons Why Thirteen Reasons Why is the kind of novel that simply cannot be replicated. Unlike other tragic stories written about suicide and various types of bullying‚ the author‚ Jay Asher‚ takes an innovative approach in telling Hannah Baker’s story. The book will touch its readers more than they ever thought possible‚ stimulating their emotions and creating new thoughts and perspectives regarding the issues of suicide and bullying. Thirteen Reasons Why is a tragic
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Colton Landaiche Ms. Dehorn Period 3‚ English October 20‚ 2015 Thirteen Reasons Why A: Thirteen Reasons Why‚ an adult novel by Jay Asher‚ is written from the point of view of a Junior in High School‚ Clay Jensen. To some extent‚ however‚ the story focuses primarily on Junior Hannah Baker‚ Clay’s crush. One day‚ when Clay returns home from school‚ he finds a strange package on his doorstep -- addressed to him. Inside‚ he discovers thirteen tapes‚ all recorded by Hannah Baker. One thing is very confusing
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book The Thirteen Reasons Why‚ a new high school student is a victim of this type of gossip that started complicating her whole life. In high school‚ many people suffer from bullying‚ but the bullies themselves don’t realize the effect of their words. These stories may not be based on a true story‚ but may be written upon true events. Fiction has a way of shaping perspective in our everyday lives‚ especially for teens. Which can also have the same impact as non-fiction. The Thirteen Reasons Why gives
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Have you ever stopped to think about how many people you have affected throughout your life? In the book Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher this question is looked at through the perspective of a girl who commits suicide‚ the tapes she left behind for her “thirteen reasons why” she committed suicide‚ and a boy who was one of these reasons why. This is an extremely important topic especially within the lives of teenagers today. The pressures society puts on kids and the things that go on inside and
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The book I read was Thirteen reasons why by Jay Asher‚ the style of this book is kinda mysterious. The book develop through the two narratives shifting between the two man characters Hanna Baker and Clay Jensen. The story of Thirteen Reasons Why takes place in a small town in present time. The town is not actually named in the book‚ but author Jay Asher explains that many of the places Clay Jensen visits from the map are places similar to those from his own home town. The story begins with the
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In the book Thirteen Reasons Why‚ by Jay Asher it follows two main symbols the color blue and scars. The symbols represent and reflect thoughts about a young freshman girl named Hannah. Hannah is the main focus of the book because she is the one who committed suicide and gave out thirteen reasons why she committed suicide. An adolescent boy named Clay is on one of the tapes of her suicide reasons. But he does not know that yet. “Well‚ you’re right. Something did happen. Justin grabbed my hand. We
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The book Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher was both enlightening and entertaining in a grim‚ twisted way. Asher tried to convey the message of how “People do have an impact on the lives of others; that’s undeniable.”. The book outlines the day Clay Jensen receives a showbox full of cassette tapes. Each tape a new reason why Hannah Baker‚ Clays longtime crush‚ Commit suicides two weeks before. This book follows Clay as he journeys through his once familiar town. Thirteen Reasons Why is set two
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Use of Symbolism in Thirteen Reasons Why: Eisenhower park According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry‚ “Suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15 to 24-year-olds.” Unfortunately‚ suicide is a real life problem that teens face often. The book Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher explores the serious topic of suicide using symbolism. He uses Eisenhower Park to symbolize innocence throughout the book. Including the symbol‚ the book’s overall theme is little things have
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has released one of their biggest hits‚ “Thirteen Reasons Why.” The show is about the suicide of a teenage girl‚ Hannah Baker‚ who has recorded thirteen tapes‚ each a reason of why she ended her life‚ and has given directions to have the tapes be heard by all thirteen people mentioned on the tapes. Many enticing scenes are shown throughout the thirteen show series. The most powerful‚ accordingly‚ is the scene that shows Hannah’s death. “Thirteen Reasons Why” is a very controversial series with an
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