Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (Book Analysis) E-Book

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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

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This engaging summary presents an analysis of Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, a New York Times-bestselling young adult novel with a difference. The high school student at the heart of the story, Hannah Baker, committed suicide a few weeks before it begins, leaving behind a collection of audio tapes addressed to key figures in her life. It is up to her friend Clay Jensen to listen to the shocking recordings and piece together the reasons for her suicide. Thirteen Reasons Why was a major hit with readers, and has since been adapted into a popular Netflix series. It is Jay Asher’s debut novel; he has since written The Future of Us (with Carolyn Mackler) and What Light.

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JAY ASHER

AMERICAN NOVELIST

Born in Arcadia, California in 1975.Notable works:The Future of Us (2011), novel, co-written with Carolyn MacklerWhat Light (2016), novelPiper (2017), graphic novel, co-written with Jessica Freeburg and illustrated by Jeff Stokely

Jay Asher is an American novelist; his first novel, Thirteen Reasons Why, was published in 2007.

He generally writes for a young adult readership and explores the upheaval and difficulties faced by American teenagers, dealing with themes including bullying at school, suicide, violence, guilt and betrayal. The setting of his fiction is always realistic: his novels are all set in modern-day American high schools, and sometimes feature social media.

Asher is one of the USA’s most popular young adult fiction writers, and Thirteen Reasons Why has topped the prestigious New York Times Best Seller List.

THIRTEEN REASONS WHY

A SHOCKING STORY OF HARASSMENT AND BULLYING AT SCHOOL

Genre: young adult novelReference edition: Asher, J. (2011) Thirteen Reasons Why. New York: Razorbill.1stedition: 2007Themes: bullying, suicide, guilt, American school system, violence, friendship, betrayal

Thirteen Reasons Why is an American novel which was published in 2007. It is set in the present day in an American high school which has been left reeling by the suicide of one of its pupils, Hannah Baker. Before her suicide, she recorded 13 cassette tapes outlining the reasons behind her decision. Her friend Clay Jensen sets out to investigate, although to begin with he is completely unaware of the terrible ordeals she had endured. Listening to the tapes profoundly and permanently alters his outlook on life.

SUMMARY

After Hannah Baker commits suicide, one of her classmates, Clay Jensen, receives a strange package containing seven audio tapes. He realises that the tapes were recorded by Hannah before her death to explain the 13 reasons for her suicide. Clay begins to investigate and gradually gathers Hannah’s many secrets to piece together the puzzle of her death.

HANNAH BAKER’S SECRET TAPES

Clay Jensen discovers a package containing seven audio tapes on his doorstep. His curiosity is awakened and he borrows an old cassette player from his classmate Tony to listen to them. He is stunned to realise that they were recorded by Hannah Baker, a girl from his high school who committed suicide a few weeks ago.

On each side of the tapes (13 in total), Hannah recounts a significant event from towards the end of her life, in which one person in particular played an important role. Each of these people nudged her a little closer to suicide through their behaviour, their conscious or unconscious malice or their insensitivity.