The main characters in 13 reasons why are Justin Foley,Hannah Baker, Clay Jensen,Tony Padilla, Alex Standall, Kevin Porter, Tyler Down, Jeff Atkins, Bryce Walker, Jessica Davis, Zach Dempsey, Courtney Crimsen, Sheri Holland, Skye Miler, Ryan Shaver, and Marcus cole. A summary plot of 13 Reasons Why starts with a the character Clay Jensen coming home to see a shoe box in front of his doorstep. As Clay picks up the box he opens it to find a group of cassette tapes inside. Very confused Clay finds a way to listen to these tapes to realize these tapes are voice recordings of one of his high school crush who had recently committed suicide. Through these tapes Hannah Baker( Clay’s crush and classmate) unfolds her emotional story on what led for her to end her life. The book is based on Clay Jensen reacting and listening to Hannah Bakers recorded tapes on the characters that I mentioned up above. As you can tell it is very difficult for Clay to listen to these tapes knowing that a dead girl is telling her stories through a walkman. |
I would say that the theme of this story is that you are responsible for your actions. Everyone is responsible for their own actions. In the story Hannah admits that she wanted to end her life. “ Hannah admits that the decision to take her life away was entirely her own, it’s important to be aware of how we treat each other”( Jay Asher 299). Although everyone makes their own decisions it’s best to always give good advice. You never know what the person is actually going through but if you see someone down don’t just stand around and do nothing instead go and help them. In the end this story has many themes but I believe that the most important theme is that everyone is responsible for their own actions. |