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1. The main cause of the rumors about Hannah started when the “Best Ass in the
Freshman Class” and the “Whose hot, whose not” list stared to spread. Because of
these lists Hannah became a sexual icon at her school. With the rumors started to pile
up, Hannah gradually started to create a distance between her peers. People would
make fun of her or use her and Hannah would no longer trust them. Hanna was in a
situation where she could not open her mind to others, therefore she was not able to
get mental help. Due to the fact that nobody could help her, Hannah believed that
nobody cared for her. This lead to her death.
2. Through this novel, the readers can see that the rumors that occurred at Hannah’s
school brought her misery, leading to ones death. Though the rumors might start
small, it will eventually grow bringing people to misunderstand that person. There is
no limit to rumors, however the others have to control the rumors and think of that
persons position.
3. Honestly, what Mr. Porter did was wrong. He is suppose to make Hannah
comfortable with Hannah approaching him and talking about the issues she has been
through. Mr. Porter did question Hannah slowly to open up, but later on it seemed
like he was forcing Hannah to talk about her issues. Also, when Hannah was standing
up to leave, he should have done what ever it took to stop her and finish the
discussion. He knew there was drama going on in Hannah’s life but did not try to
solve it or help Hannah make the correct decision.
4. While reading the novel, in one way it seemed like the students had planned
everything out. For an example, during the Valentines Day event. The cheerleaders
and Marcus could have planned Hannah to be Marcus’s Valentine’s and she the
reaction of Hannah. Many of the characters might have volunteered to mess around
with Hannah. However, some of the events seem so sudden that there would have
been no time to plan, such as Jenny’s accident. Jenny was drunk and did not know
what she was doing, which lead to the death of 2 people. Looking at this incident, the