66 pages 2 hours read

Jay Asher

Thirteen Reasons Why

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2007

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Essay Topics

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Hannah Baker blames many people for being the reasons why she took her life. How does Asher use tone and style to address the topic of blame?

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Asher first wrote Hannah’s story, all 13 tapes, then interspersed Clay Jensen’s narrative. What effect does having two narrators have on the story? How would the story have been different if Asher had only used Hannah’s narrative?

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Hannah says that “[e]verything…affects everything” (201). Pick two characters in the book and compare their characterization with this quotation.

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