Thirteen Reasons Why
A Book Project on Jay Asher's novel by Colette Puhala
Character Descriptions
Hannah is the girl who made audio tapes to explain herself after she committed suicide. Originally a kind and innocent girl, too many cruel actions from seemingly unrelated people simply became too much to bear.
A representation of Hannah's tapes that she left to tell her story, even after she was already gone.
Rosie's Ice cream Parlor
The ice cream parlor is significant to the PLOT because two events happened here that would dramatically change Hannah's view on life.
The Broken Stop sign
The broken stop sign shows Hannah's CHARACTER by showing how she tried to do the right thing but was unable to, due to others' selfish reasons.
The Party
The party was significant to the THEME of the story because although people can appear to be a certain way, there is always something underneath waiting to be heard.
Plot
After Hannah's story is over, Clay notices a lone girl in the hallway, an acquaintance named Skye. With his new insight, Clay sees that Skye is going through something similar to Hannah, and he makes the decision to reach out. Even though he was too late to save Hannah, if he shows that someone cares, he could certainly make a difference in Skye's life.
Theme
Key Quotations
- "A rumor based on a kiss started a reputation that other people believed and reacted to. And sometimes, a rumor based on a kiss has a snowball effect. A rumor, based on a kiss, is just the beginning." (page 31)
- "If you hear a song that makes you cry and you don't want to cry anymore, you don't listen to that song anymore. But you can't get away from yourself. You can't decide not to see yourself anymore. You can't decide to turn off the noise in your head." (page 178)