Hannah Baker's Life Revealed In 13 Reasons Why

Hannah Baker was was a typical high school girl who committed suicide. No one saw it coming nor expected it. It was totally unexpected. Except we came to realize that it was not so obvious if one looked hard enough at the signs that she showed. She had no friends going through high school as well, no one to turn to or talk to as she went through these hard situations through her high school life. In the novel “13 Reasons Why”, by Jay Asher, Hannah was eventually pushed over the edge beyond repair, committing suicide and leaving 13 tapes to towards each specific person who was the reason of her death. Each person has a part in everyone's life whether they realize it or not the betrayal of her friends was where it all started, It was not just

Hannah who decided it it was a series of events that lead to her suicide.
Throughout the novel, “13 reasons why”, Hannah is going through the everyday life of a high school girl. High School is a place full of people hoping to fit in with one another and that's all Hannah was trying to do, until things got out of hand. Rumors and gossip spread, and one just has to find the right place to fit in no matter how many times you get knocked down. In this environment it was to much for Hannah to take in and figure out on her own. She felt like the world was against her and everything she did was at her fault and no one was on her side. She turned to someone when she was already deep into depression and felt as if there was no way out, instead whenever she first felt as if things were taking a turn for the worst and as if she were invisible she could have turned to her parents, and as if Mr. Porter did not her she should have realized that more people are out there that care than him and that she could go to a trusted adult for this kind of help. Hannah could have gotten some sort of help in the process before she made the worst decision possible.
In “13 Reasons Why”, Hannah list thirteen people in which have causes her death.

These thirteen people have ultimately caused betrayal in Hannah’s life. At first Hannah began to like a boy and put her trust into him, resulting in her first kiss. That is where everything began for Hannah Baker. The kiss of Justin Foley then lead to rumors that half the school would believe and listen to. According to “National Center for Statics” around 17% of women are gossiped about which is a type of bullying, and around 67% see bullying happen offline more so than online. By the rumors starting for Hannah is where the so called snowball effect started for Hannah. One by one people started to believe what they heard of Hannah even though the rumors were not true. Once people started to listen to the rumors then came Marcus Cooley who could have impacted Hannah's life the most by reacting to the rumors, “And I couldn't look away as your fingertips caressed my knee...and started moving up “ (Page 142). Marcus touched Hannah without permission and humiliated her in front of a group of people. There was Jessica Davis and Alex Standall who betrayed her as a friend in her time of need when she needed it mos going through high school. Jessica and Alex both needed a friend as well as she did and eventually they left her. As school was hell for Hannah Baker home was just as bad. Her parents were stressed with work and acted like she was not really there, a student who takes pictures for the school year book, who also has been taking pictures inappriately of Hannah Baker. His name is Tyler Down, He has been stalking taking pictures of Hannah not only making her feel unsafe at school but uncomfortable in her own home scared to move in the night. Tyler has betrayed Hannah as a person making her feel this way with everything else going on in her life. As things keep going through the snowball effect Bryce Walker ruins it all for Hannah Baker. Hannah says 'Not once did I give in to the

reputation you'd all set out for me. Not once. Even though sometimes it was hard. Even though, sometimes, I found myself attracted to someone who only wanted to get with me because of what they'd heard. But I always said no to those people. Always! Until Bryce. So congratulations, Bryce. You're the one. I let my reputation catch up with me-I let my reputation become me-with you’. (Page 264/265). Byrne uses Hannah and Hannah has just let in to what people had think of what she'd become. She believed at that point there was no point at living her life anymore. She felt betrayed by everyone, including the outsider Clay Jensen.
In the high school world it's so easy for people to get lost and caught up in their own world and in the gossip and that's what is shown in the book of “13 Reasons Why”. The main character in the book, an outsider in the high school setting named Clay Jensen plays a big part in the part of Hannah and her tapes and how it all unravels. Hannah said that Clay was not a reason for Hannah’s death but he needed to know everything that happened that lead up to her death. Clay had a crush on Hannah Baker and never had the courage to talk to her or ask her out; because of the rumors that he heard about her it made him that much more unsure of if he should talk to her or not. Hannah made sure Clay was on the tapes to make sure he knew how she really felt. She said, “Clay, honey, your name does not belong on this list. You don't belong in the same way the others do. It's like that song: One of these things is not like the others. One of these things just doesn't belong. And that's you, Clay. But you need to be here if I'm going to tell my story. To tell it more completely” (Page 200). Yet, if Clay did not believe the rumors just like everyone else and stayed to talk to Hannah at the party he could have got her to open up, because if anyone could have got to Hannah it was Clay. Clay could have changed her made and made everything better yet he turned his back just like evening else and did not see the signs. Just like the school counselor did not see the signs as well.
In the novel, Hannah had gone to her counselor as her last chance to receive help, and that turned out for the worst. Mr. Porter had Hannah reach out before with a note that said she was thinking about suicide. This note was shaken off and acted like it was not a big deal. As a counselor youre sought to listen to problems are to help with anything one is going through to try and help them and made the best of the situation for them. Mr. Porter did the complete opposite of that. What Mr. Porter did not realize was that he was Hannah’s last chance. When she did explain her problems, Mr. Porter said, “You need to consider the possibility of moving beyond this” (Page 278.” Mr. Porter betrayed Hannah letting her down saying the worst he could in this situation that she just needs to move on in her life, when everything just feels so piled up that it's impossible to move on when so much has happened and lead up to this point in Hannah’s life. Mr. Porter made it appear that he did not want to help Hannah. Whenever she left the room and was hoping she would come after her whenever she said,” If nothing's going to change, then I'd better get on with it, right?” (Page 279). Yet, he did not come after he and at that point she decided to give up. Hannah felt as if she’s lost herself in this highschool process and if she couldn’t get anyone to help her find herself, she drove herself to do the one thing that one expected her to do.
In Jay Asher’s novel, “13 Reasons Why” the dramatic filled highschool filled with a series of events that lead to a series of events that caused Hannah Baker’s suicide, because of multiple people's betrayal and and the snowball effect that kept raveling up.