![]() She ends her own life before the beginning of the novel, leaving behind a set of cassette tapes for 13 specific people to listen to. And everything that’s happened to me.Hannah Baker is the novel’s protagonist. But, as she says, “You need to be here if I’m going to tell my story.” In the end, she didn’t feel that she deserved to be with someone like Clay. He’s not one of the reasons why she did what she did. But at least in this moment, she admits that Clay doesn’t belong on this list. Furthermore, she screamed at him to leave her alone, and then when he left, she (unfairly) told him on the tape that she’d hoped he’d stay. As she put it, she “thought of every other guy and they all became you.” So she told Clay to stop. But when things started getting more intimate, Hannah was overwhelmed by everything that had happened to her in the past year - the playground rumors, the list, Bryce at the convenience store, etc. At first, Hannah admits that she started picturing a future where she was happy, how good life could be if she were with Clay. Long story short, they kissed… and almost took it further. Later, Clay overhears Montgomery accusing Hannah of having oral sex with Justin, and for just a moment, he appears to believe it could be true, upsetting Hannah further. Afraid she’s going to be discovered to be a lesbian, the “just so nice” Courtney tells Montgomery that Hannah did a lot more than just kiss. When Hannah catches up to Courtney, they start dancing in a group until Bryce comes over throws his arms ’round them and asks if there’ll be an encore performance tonight – referencing Tyler’s pic. Courtney pretty much abandons Hannah as soon as they arrive at the dance, but at least Jessica is nice to her for half a second, until she’s distracted by a pining Alex and a flirting Justin. But her dad does upgrade the lease on the jeep he already has so she can drive her new kinda-friends to the dance in style. Her other basic pals ask Hannah if she’ll drive, so Hannah asks her parents if they’ll rent her a limo for the night - to which she receives a resounding no. Courtney relents a little and tells Hannah she should come to the upcoming winter formal. She tells Courtney that she knows what it feels like to have people judge you. Nobody immediately knows it’s them, but Courtney decides to blame Hannah regardless.Ĭourtney is particularly terrible, even though she seems like she’s “just so nice.” Still upset about the photo Tyler took of her and Hannah making out (even though people think it’s Laura, a lesbian girl in class), she continues to ignore Hannah. He gives her the negatives, but after Hannah laughs at him when he asks her if she’d like to hang out some time, Tyler gets his revenge by sending a photo of the girls making out to half the school. The next day, Courtney barely talks to Hannah, even though she makes every effort to get the pics back from Tyler. Courtney freaks and leaves, and poor Hannah loses yet another friend. Perhaps the worst time ever to act on a secret crush is when there’s a stalker with a camera on the loose, and sure enough, Hannah soon hears her shutterbug stalker’s arrival and grabs the ultra-bright flashlight, exposing Tyler as the stalker. The girls start playing truth or dare and end up making out (totally initiated by Courtney because she’s apparently also in love with Hannah). So the girls convene at Hannah’s, and after partaking in a little liquid courage (Hannah mixes them a concoction of vodka, scotch and Kahlua and anything else her parents won’t notice is missing), Courtney apologizes for misjudging Hannah she assumed she was a slut like everyone else. ![]() She’s frank, confident, and candid in their early interactions, teasing him for being a nerd and giving him a nickname.Īfter Hannah shares her fear that she’s being stalked and photographed by some creep, Courtney offers to sleep over and bring her bear-scaring-away super-bright flashlight to catch the culprit. Hannah meant more to Clay than she probably knew: Through his other flashbacks, we learned that the two worked together at the theater, and it’s easy to see how Clay falls for her almost immediately. His memory is bathed in warm sunlight his present is all cool blues. Gilmore Girls‘ Lane Kim) to an earlier time when he complimented Hannah’s short hair and remarked that change his good. After all, he’s still reeling from what happened to Hannah we see him flash back when in class (a class being taught by Mrs. He’s our way in to Hannah’s story, as the latest recipient of the tapes - and he’s a good protagonist to follow as someone who’s better at listening than at chatting. Clay Jensen (Dylan Minnette) is a Nice Guy, a floater among high school cliques, more serious in demeanor than the jocks yet cool enough not to be considered a loser. ![]()
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