Even the remarkably negligible actions of ours have abundance, momentous consequences, however, sometimes we only comprehend after the catastrophe has occurred; after someone has taken their life. To commence "Thirteen Reasons Why", written by Jay Asher, initially published in 2007, is an adolescent, young adult book, consisting of teen drama, mystery and suspense throughout the novel. This novel revolves around the unexpected suicide of Hannah Baker, a teenage high school student who was driven into despair because of the numerous actions of bullying and betrayal by her peers. Subsequently, Clay Jenson, Hannah's former friend, comes home to find a peculiar package consisting of cassette tapes which Hannah made prior to her suicide, enlisting …show more content…
As Clay Jenson listens to the tapes, he gets more dismayed as the tapes get worse enlisting larger actions. He faces abundant problems and struggles as he desperately waits for his name to appear on the tapes. Clay Jenson being a stock character becomes evident as it appears in diverse places throughout the novel in different forms; a compassionate friend, son, or peer. I liked the character of Clay Jenson as he was the only person from the list who had not done something disastrous to Hannah, nevertheless, he was on the list as Hannah wanted him to know the reasons for her unexpected suicide. He was a meaningful character who felt genuinely sorrowful for his actions, after Hannah's suicide. His character held a lot of importance as it allowed us to understand that even our most negligible actions have abundance, momentous consequences which can excessively impact someone's life. Afterwards, Clay reaches out to Skye, a girl who he suspects may be considering suicide. This shows character development which I honestly enjoyed reading as it proves that we may not be able to change what we did in our past, but we can learn from our mistakes and change our future to make it better for ourselves and others. All of the other 13 characters are indispensible supplementary characters in the story in which 11 of them were on