Bryce Walker couldn’t be crueler in ending a helpless girl’s life, all for his own sick twisted satisfaction. 13 Reasons Why, written by Jay Asher, is an American novel that follows the aftermath of an average public high school after sophomore Hannah Baker commits suicide in response to being constantly tormented by her own peers. Before her death, Hannah recorded thirteen reasons why she committed suicide, recording each reason on to a separate tape, and passed them on to a trusted friend. This friend passed the set of tapes onto every person that was involved in her death, starting a chain of unthinkable actions and unforgiving truth. One person who seemed to be imperative in Hannah’s choice was the average high school jock, Bryce Walker.
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Bryce constantly uses his charismatic mask which blinds Hannah of his true intentions. Hannah first encounters Bryce at a school party over the summer, and his charisma and outgoing conversations are enough to woo any teenaged girl. Her friends warned her of his intentions, however she brushed aside the facts and decided to judge based on his first impression. Bryce was so compelling that Hannah couldn’t possibly say no to his simple requests. Later on in the novel, at Hannah’s favorite corner gas station, Bryce offers to buy her a chocolate bar, only having to disrespectfully grab her while waiting in line, permitting himself with the excuse of “being curious” and that “it was merely a joke”. This indeed is one of the scenarios that’s helps build up to the climax where Hannah is raped in the hot tub, for she merely lets him go with the excuse of “being curious”, therefore, giving Bryce the impression that he could strike …show more content…
After making the first move, Hannah tries to escape, but Bryce grabs her and holds her down forcefully. He ignores her cries of mercy, and violates Hannah in the most painful, shameful way, not only hurting Hannah physically, but also ripping the pureness and sanity from her fingers. Bryce originally raped Hannah’s best friend Jessica at a summer bash, while Hannah had trapped herself in the nearby closet, forced to listen. Bryce was able to rape Jessica because she was weak from drinking, and wasn’t able to move. Unfortunately, this had scarred Hannah even more, for she couldn’t stick up for her best friend and forced herself to remain silent, to only listen to her screams. Hannah become aware of his true intentions, however, she was not able to escape his wrath, and became the victim herself towards the end of the novel. This moment, when being taken advantage of by Bryce, was the moment where Hannah loses all hope, and finally decides to end her life the next
Bryce constantly uses his charismatic mask which blinds Hannah of his true intentions. Hannah first encounters Bryce at a school party over the summer, and his charisma and outgoing conversations are enough to woo any teenaged girl. Her friends warned her of his intentions, however she brushed aside the facts and decided to judge based on his first impression. Bryce was so compelling that Hannah couldn’t possibly say no to his simple requests. Later on in the novel, at Hannah’s favorite corner gas station, Bryce offers to buy her a chocolate bar, only having to disrespectfully grab her while waiting in line, permitting himself with the excuse of “being curious” and that “it was merely a joke”. This indeed is one of the scenarios that’s helps build up to the climax where Hannah is raped in the hot tub, for she merely lets him go with the excuse of “being curious”, therefore, giving Bryce the impression that he could strike …show more content…
After making the first move, Hannah tries to escape, but Bryce grabs her and holds her down forcefully. He ignores her cries of mercy, and violates Hannah in the most painful, shameful way, not only hurting Hannah physically, but also ripping the pureness and sanity from her fingers. Bryce originally raped Hannah’s best friend Jessica at a summer bash, while Hannah had trapped herself in the nearby closet, forced to listen. Bryce was able to rape Jessica because she was weak from drinking, and wasn’t able to move. Unfortunately, this had scarred Hannah even more, for she couldn’t stick up for her best friend and forced herself to remain silent, to only listen to her screams. Hannah become aware of his true intentions, however, she was not able to escape his wrath, and became the victim herself towards the end of the novel. This moment, when being taken advantage of by Bryce, was the moment where Hannah loses all hope, and finally decides to end her life the next