What Is Reputation Important In 13 Reasons Why

“I've heard so many stories I don't know which one is the most popular. But I do know which is the least popular. The truth.” This is a quote by Hannah Baker in 13 reasons why which really puts into perspective ‘How important is reputation and respect really?’ For everyone around us, reputation and respect has come up in our lives one way or another; whether it be in a team activity, leadership or even possibly a job. The book ‘13 Reasons Why’ has a big idea revolving around this as it’s based on a high school with people who are about my age. Reputation makes and breaks their lives and respect is what is missing. In high school, a huge problem is people starting, spreading or being a victim of rumours; they can make up someone’s reputation

However, some of the claims she makes are extreme and illegal. This is a HUGE risk to several people; the person being accused and the person accusing. Yeah, these might be right but what if they aren’t? That can really jolt down someone’s reputation and incredibly disrespectful. I’m not saying that what Hannah said isn’t true, but there’s always that “what if.” What could have been a small, harmless rumour can get out of control and turn into something far from the truth. Let’s look at it like this. Imagine that a friend of yours tells you that they heard a nasty rumour about you. But the twist is, this something is extreme; like “raping” someone extreme. If it happens to not be true and the information goes around, this could lead to having an awful false reputation throughout the school. It can really ruin someone’s life. If you hear a rumour that is hurtful in any way, put a stop to it. You may not be able to fully stop the rumour yourself but choosing not to tell anyone else can help it not spread more out of control. Having the goss for everything may be something that is or isn’t important to you but is it really true? That leads me to my next