What character are you least like?

The book I am currently reading is called Thirteen Reasons Why. In this novel, I believe I am least like Hannah. I like to be around people, where she likes to be by herself most of the time. I am very happy with my life and she was so unhappy that she decided to end hers. Hannah didn't tell the people that treated her wrong how she felt. I am very different than that. I like to let people know how I feel and I also like to show people my feelings when I am upset. I like to work things out with people instead of hiding what I feel.

What character are you most like?

I feel like I am mostly like Clay. He gets along with everybody like I do. I believe I am a friendly and sociable person. I always try to listen to people when they need somebody to help them. I like being there for people when they need to vent to somebody. Although I am nice to people, I do not feel like I go out of my way to make others happy. But I do my best to cheer people up when they are down and help them with their problems. If somebody asks me for help, I will be glad to help them.

What are three big questions you have at this time?

One of my questions is, did Hannah try to reach out to somebody before she killed herself? Why didn't she tell people the truth about the way she was? Why didn't she try to work out her problems instead of leaving them behind? I think if Hannah was really having a hard time living the life she was, she could have reached out to somebody she was close to and asked for advice. I do not think the right thing for her to do was to kill herself.

What is the authors message?

I believe in the novel Thirteen Reasons Why, the authors message is, Do not outcast others just because they are different. When people treat Hannah like she is nothing, like she is insignificant, it makes her want to kill herself. We should all treat others as equals. No more and no less. If everybody treated others with respect and dignity, then there would be no suicidal thoughts or actions. Basically follow the golden rule. Treat others the way you want to be treated. We should all think about what it would be like to be that person before we cast them out and seclude ourselves from them. We need to be understanding and forgiving people.

If you could change something that has happened in this story so far, what would it be?

If I could change something that happened in Thirteen Reasons Why, it would not have Hannah kill herself. Then all of the things that have happened would be prevented. I would change the way that she made the tapes to show how people influenced her to kill herself. Now that she blamed the people for killing herself, they will feel they are at fault. They will probably blame themselves for her dying. Instead of having her do that, I would have her go to the people and tell them how she feels. That way she is telling them in person so they can change how they treat her. They would apologize for all of the times that they have wronged her and move on with their lives.

Describe the main character in detail. Include physical, emotional and personality details.

The novel that I am currently reading is called Thirteen Reasons Why. The main character in this book is Clay Jensen. He is a normal teen that is in high school. He is a nice boy. He gets along with everybody and treats everybody with respect. Although he is considered a popular kid at school, he is sociable with everybody. Although he is nice, he doesn't go out of his way to make others happy. He just kind of keeps to himself. When Clay gets tapes in the mail and discovers they are from a girl named Hannah, who recently killed herself, he becomes nervous. He wants to find out everything that made her decide to commit suicide. He becomes desperate in putting together the pieces of her broken life. He will not rest until he finds the reason why she made the tapes and sent them to him.

Would you have liked to have grown up with the main character? Why or why not?

I am currently reading A Child Called It  by Dave Pelzer. This book is about the troubles he went through as a young boy. He is brutally beaten and punished from his mother every single day.
Even though all of this occurs, I still think I would have liked to grow up with him. Not because I think he had a good childhood, but because I might have the chance to help him. I would have told the teachers at school about what his mother was really doing to him. That way I could get evidence for the authorities to know what is really going on. That way maybe David would have a chance to leave the environment that he lived in and find a truly happy family he could have a real childhood with.