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Important Quotations
Page 48, Paragraph 1
“Best Ass in the Freshman Class, Wally. Standing right here in your store!”
When Hannah was in Wally’s candy shop, Bryce Walker came into the store and
smacked Hannah’s butt and shouted out the quote above. Since the rumor that
Hannah and Justin did more than a kiss at the midnight in playground and the list of
the “Best Ass”, which obviously had Hannah’s name on the list, Hannah became an
outcast in her school and town. Due to that incorrect and unreasonable rumors,
students started to think Hannah as a symbol of sexual model. This incident was the
first indication that actually expressed by students think about Hannah. As a result,
this quote reflects the theme of the “Rumor,” where rumors negatively affect
innocent people. Although all Hannah did was a short sweet kiss, it affected Hannah
more and more that at the end, she committed suicide.
Page 66, Paragraph 2
“You can hear rumors, ... but you can’t know them.”
Even Hannah’s the closest friend, Jessica, believed the rumors about her and started
to accuse Hannah that she took away Jessica’s boy friend, Alex. Due to the rumors
that Hannah had relationship with Justin, Hannah’s reputation fall. However, when
Alex started the list of the “Hottest Ass”, Hannah’s image solidly settled as a
perverted girl. Thus when Hannah realized that even her the closest friend no longer