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Thirteen Reasons Why And The Way Back: Movie Analysis

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In the novel “Thirteen Reasons Why” and the movie “The Way, Way Back”, a person of power ostracizing the protagonist leads to the feeling of alienation. Alienation is the state of being isolated from a group that one should belong. I believe that that the novel Thirteen Reasons Why and the movie The Way, Way Back both relate to this theme but with different perspectives. In the movie “The Way, Way Back”, his mom’s boyfriend, Trent, and his peers constantly put down the protagonist, Duncan. In the novel “Thirteen Reasons Why” the protagonist, Hannah, is constantly put down by false rumors spread by her peers. Both situations would make one feel alienated. The Way, Way Back is a movie about a very awkward teenage boy named Duncan who has to spend the summer at his mom’s boyfriend Trent’s beach house. Trent is constantly tormenting Duncan so he finds a job at a water park and spends most of his time there and finds a father figure in the parks manager, Owen. …show more content…

When Trent asked Duncan what he thought he was on a scale from 1 to 10, Duncan reluctantly said a 6. Trent immediately shuts him down saying “I think you’re a 3.” Trent also made him do things like wearing an obnoxious orange life jacket when no one else had to (which also made Duncan feel he didn’t belong). Trent made his daughter, Steph, bring Duncan to the beach with her friends. Steph made him stay a couple of meters away from her while they were walking and when they were sitting on the beach. Whenever Duncan would look in their direction, Steph would mock him. Steph only acknowledges Duncan when she is mocking him. Duncan later got angry when his mom couldn’t see what a jerk Trent was, even after he cheated on

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