Magnetic tape Essays

lying on his porch. Inside, he discovers seven double-sided cassette tapes recorded by none other than Hannah. On the tapes, Hannah tells the thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. She instructs that after the person is done with listening the tapes, they must be passed to the next person, otherwise the tapes will be released to the public. The audience then is brought through each individual person that was on the tapes through the

Introduction The show ’13 Reasons Why’ is a highly controversial Netflix show that has been the topic of many arguments and warnings. The biggest being that the show romanticizes suicide. An issue with this show is that it tries to say that bullying is what led the main character (Hannah Baker) to have mental health issues which are what lead her to commit suicide. Due to this the critics and those against the show are arguing that the show causes those who either have mental health issues them

is seventh to receive tapes from Hannah Baker, the girl who killed herself one week before. Although there is not much dialogue, conversations between characters, the reader has well-informed knowledge of experiences and events that were revealed through the monologue, when one person is speaking alone not in a conversation, which Hannah delivered through the tapes. The tapes Hannah sent out were a set of seven caset tapes, each with a recording front and back, except tape seven, each side had a

Ishiguro employs Kathy with a narrative style which has a realistic touch to allow the readers to realize her nature, She narrates the novel, So the events are based on her flashbacks and stream of consciousness. she spends time to think carefully about what she says, as if she speaks personally to the reader, she exclaims "I want to talk about such and such but first I 'll have to go back a bit to give you the background and explain why” (Ishiguro 138). according to Ishiguro, he employs Kathy as

Yossarian is not a classic hero because, even though he performs heroic actions such as standing for the weak, having a bigger enemy, and overcoming a problem that tests his morals, ultimately he does not fit the stereotype of a hero, thus changing our perceptions of heroism. Catch-22 tells a story of an American bombardier who is at war. Yossarian isn’t the military man that goes to war and returns a war hero. Instead, he wants to get out of it because he hates the idea of war and people trying

In his literary work, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, Ishmael Beah uses symbols to underscore his central theme of oppression and freedom. The symbols used in this literary work to show the theme of freedom are the moon and the cassette tape Ishmael had from his childhood rap group. The symbol used to represent the theme of oppression is Ishmael’s dreams or nightmares. The symbol of the moon represents the theme of freedom. Freedom is very important to many people if not everyone but

first person was to then pass it on to the next after he or she listened to the whole set of thirteen tapes. Hannah is ton down by the bullying and gossiping of her peers. By the time of her death, she is self-sabotaging, incredibly insecure and depressed. Clay Jensen – Clay is the ninth person on the list. He is the narrator of the story along with Hannah Baker. As he listens to Hannah’s tapes, he describes his emotions, thoughts and reactions to her story. In the end, it turns

gets a surprise at his front door one day. The surprise is tape of a girl who committed suicide named Hannah Backer. “I take the package into the kitchen and set it on the counter, inside the package is a rolled-up tube of bubble wrapper and with audiotapes inside that” (Asher 1). In this paper I am going to be questioning why Hannah committed suicide, predict what is going to be on the next tape and visualize clays emotions throughout each tape. In this paragraph I am going to be questioning why Hannah

gender roles, double standards, bullying, rape, and different social groups. The show is about a teenage girl, Hannah Baker, who commits suicide and leaves behind a collection of cosset tapes of why she did what she did. Each tape is describing a person and why they led her to do what she did. If you received the tapes, you were one of the reasons. Some of the main subjects the show talks about is death, gender roles, sex and different social groups. As death occurs in this show it is very explicit

Why is Clay’s name on Hannah’s suicide tapes? Hannah Baker committed suicide, and before doing it, she recorded 7 tapes, with thirteen reasons why she did so. Clay Jensen is the narrator of this story, as well as a victim on Hannah’s list. Although Hannah's tapes were supposed to address those who lead her to commit suicide, Clay's name is on the list so Hannah can thank him. "Clay, honey, your name does not belong on this list" (Asher 200). This quote proves that Clay did not actually do anything

Reasons Why is about a high school student, Hannah Baker, who commits suicide. Two weeks after death, her former classmate, Clay Jensen finds a box on his porch. When he opens the box, he finds cassette tapes explaining 13 reasons why Hannah chose to commit suicide. If Clay, decides to listen to the tapes, he will find out why and how he influenced Hannah to take her own life along with many other pieces to her suicide. Throughout this tv series, it portrays several different sociology concepts

I read 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher. In this book, the rocket slide represents innocence. This relates to the book because Hannah was innocent the whole time. Why you ask, it is because even though all these damaging things were being said about her, she never actually did any of them. “a few weeks ago, the city announced plans to tear the rocket slide down. I think that’s the reason, in my dreams, my first kiss took place at the rocket ship. It reminded me of innocence. And I wanted my first kiss

treatment she received from her peers. Following her death, it came to light that Hannah documented the thirteen reasons she killed herself. Each tape recording, corresponded with a person who she believed was at fault. Each individual person on the tapes was to listen to them all then pass them on to the next person, doing this all in numerical order. After the tapes got out, further action was taken and the whole issue became much larger than just a girl in her grave and a select few knowing they were

Clay Jensen comes home one day to find a package siting on his doorstep. When he opened it, it was not what he expected it to be. He finds 7 tapes recorded by Hannah Baker. In the 7 tapes, there are 13 reasons why she decided to end her life. She talks about why these 13 people made her want to end her own life. If these 13 people do not pass on the tapes, the second set of them would be leaked to the whole school. In 2014 many kids are going through a rough time so many take

girl named Hannah Baker had recently committed suicide. Throughout this book we learn about the reasons why she did it. Hannah had made 7 tapes, recordings on 13 of the 14 sides, explaining stories and memories that eventually led her to follow the actions she did. Clay was the first person that the reader would know to have received the 7 tapes. Throughout the tapes we learn about her first kiss, her struggles with friendships, relationships and people in general. We learn about how she was sexually

suicide. His boring life gets turned upside down when he receives a box of cassette tapes from an anonymous sender.When Clay eventually gets to listen to the tapes he hears the voice of Hannah Baker and learns she made them before she died. In the tapes Hannah explains that there are thirteen tapes in the box and that there are twelve people responsible for her death (two tapes are dedicated to one person)

to her life. The story is revealed by 7 cassette tapes describing 13 reasons why she decided to commit suicide. She has sent these tapes to the other protagonist of the book: Clay Jensen. In the tapes, Hannah blames many people for contributing to her suicide. However, I think that Hannah has also hurt other people by making bad decisions. In the first place, she did some very selfish things. Instead of asking for help, she decided to record tapes that would ruin some people’s lives. She also acted

cassette tapes, 13 reasons why she committed suicide. Each tape is about one person who did something that affected her in a horrible way. The way the tapes work is simple. You get the box of tapes, you listen to all 13 of them and then you pass it on to the next person who's on the tapes. If you don’t pass them on, a trusted friend of Hannah Baker will release a second set of tapes for the whole world to listen to and that’s not a good because it would negatively impact everyone on those tapes. This

creates thirteen tapes telling her story about her life leading up to her death. Each tape she creates is about a single person who has somewhat contributed to her emotional deterioration and eventually her decision of taking her own life. This book is narrated by Clay Jensen, a distant friend of Hannah’s. This book is Clay’s journey where he is getting to know Hannah on a deeper emotional level by listening to her tapes and literally standing in her shoes. Along with the tapes, Hannah gave the kids

It only has one season, with 13 episodes. The show is about a teenage boy named Clay Jenson, who when he comes home, finds a box lying on his porch. He soon discovers that the mysterious box contains cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker (his crush) who tragically committed suicide. The tapes are recordings of Hannah’s auto diary explaining the thirteen reasons why she decided to end