Thirteen Reasons Why
Hallo everyone❗👋, 9ereads... is back! Included all of my classmates and myself. You know, the book I presented the last time was Dead Poets Society. The new book we're gonna talk about in this post and the next few others is Thirteen Reasons Why. It's a book by Jay Asher and it's about a teenager named Hannah Baker who sends tapes with thirteen reasons why she decided to commit suicide to the people connected to them. So let's begin❕I.Perspective
The first thing you'll notice if you're reading the book is that the story is told in two different perpectives. The first perpective is Clay's one. About Clay I'll talk in a later post. The second perspective is Hannah's one. But why did the author choose to put Hannah's voice into the book rather than to describe what Clay heard (on the tapes)?
Firstly, the book is mainly about the thirteen reason why Hannah decided to commit suicide. So it would make sense that she would tell her story. In an interview with Jay Asher, he even said that he wrote down Hannah's story first and only then added Clay's story.
Secondly, with a simultaneous dual narrative you can create a good balance between the different feelings in the book: The suspenseful moments and the light-hearted moments, etc.. When the book loses too much suspenseful momentum the dual narrative gave Jay Asher the opportunity to change the perpectives and create more tension. The same works the other way around. If the story loses the light-hearted momentum, one opportunity would be changing the perspectives. This is also one pro of the dual narrative Jay Asher mentioned in the interview I've talked before.
And thirdly, Hannah is telling parts of her story in the second person. Although she speaks to the characters in the book, it seems as if she's speaking to the readers. This leads to more tension.
So this was my attemp to explain the advantages of the simultaneous dual narrative in Thirteen Reasons Why. I hope you've enjoyed it... and see you next time😉.
Firstly, the book is mainly about the thirteen reason why Hannah decided to commit suicide. So it would make sense that she would tell her story. In an interview with Jay Asher, he even said that he wrote down Hannah's story first and only then added Clay's story.
Secondly, with a simultaneous dual narrative you can create a good balance between the different feelings in the book: The suspenseful moments and the light-hearted moments, etc.. When the book loses too much suspenseful momentum the dual narrative gave Jay Asher the opportunity to change the perpectives and create more tension. The same works the other way around. If the story loses the light-hearted momentum, one opportunity would be changing the perspectives. This is also one pro of the dual narrative Jay Asher mentioned in the interview I've talked before.
And thirdly, Hannah is telling parts of her story in the second person. Although she speaks to the characters in the book, it seems as if she's speaking to the readers. This leads to more tension.
So this was my attemp to explain the advantages of the simultaneous dual narrative in Thirteen Reasons Why. I hope you've enjoyed it... and see you next time😉.
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