Shaif Ahmad
Every teen and adult who has watched the Netflix show, 13 Reasons Why is aware of Hannah Baker. Often known as the girl who gave up to easily, she is widely misunderstood. She was a friend you could always count on than just a girl who was pretty, sharp and compassionate. Despite of that as brutal as high school usually is, people didn’t hesitate in judging her and making her life worse just because of a rumour, eventually making every friend she had turn against her, which led to the circumstances where she decided to take her own life.
But before doing that she explained everyone how it all went wrong and exactly when and where it went wrong. She left a box with tapes about how people she considered friends let her down and how a bunch of situations made her feel like she had no other option but to die. We get to know about all these tapes from the reaction and perspective of Clay Jensen, one of Hannah’s friends. We get to know about Hannah’s life and how it wasn’t always as awful as we thought it’d be. At the end of the show because of these tapes and the reaction of people on those tapes we are able to comprehend why she did what she did but we never really get to know her as a person, which perhaps is also what she felt from the ones around her. We have no idea about what was her life like before these awful experiences including having no idea about what she thought of herself. Though there are very few instances of her life shown in the second season where we come to know about her life before these experiences but that doesn’t seem to be enough to satisfy the audience in terms of actually knowing Hannah Baker.
- Question of
How would you describe yourself in school?
- I was the queen bee. Let’s face it.
- Top of the class.
- Sports were my thing.
- Messy. A full-blown mess.
- Always in trouble.
- A joker.
- Question of
You’ve been called to the principal’s office. Why?
- You got in a fight defending someone else.
- You skipped class.
- You were caught taking drugs.
- You swore at a teacher.
- You don’t know and it’s giving you anxiety.
- You would never be called to the principal’s office.
- Question of
What’s your biggest flaw?
- Flaws? You have no flaws.
- You self-sabotage.
- You have a short temper.
- You don’t stand up for yourself.
- You can’t focus.
- You struggle to take responsibility for your mistakes.
- Question of
Choose a school sport to take up?
- Tennis.
- Swimming.
- Athletics.
- Football.
- Basketball.
- Sport is not my thing.
- Question of
Pick a teen drama to watch with your man?
- Gossip Girl
- Riverdale
- On My Block
- 13 Reasons Why
- Sex Education
- Euphoria
- Question of
Plan a date.
- Netflix and chill with homemade macaroni.
- Expensive restaurant. Obviously.
- A trip to the theatre.
- Romantic walk on the beach.
- The cinema is good for me.
- Something active.
- Question of
Would you ever have a threesome?
- No. There’s no way I could ever.
- Yes. The more the merrier.
- Maybe. Depends on who it’s with.
- Question of
What would it take for you to commit murder?
- If I ever did it, it would be an accident.
- Someone hurting someone I love.
- Never. It’s not in my DNA.
- Question of
Do you tend to live for drama or do you shy away from it?
- Drama is my life!
- We all need a little drama to spice things up.
- Ugh, I can’t stand drama.
- It’s kind of overrated but exciting at the same time.
- Question of
What nickname would your friends give you in the ‘Elite’ world?
- ‘Marchioness Blondie’
- ‘Polito’
- ‘Rebe’
- ‘Samu’
- Question of
Which of these enemies in the show sends chills down your spine?
- Nano
- Pablo
- Lu
- Guzmán
- Question of
Has anyone ever called you ‘high-maintenance’ before?
- Totally, but I embrace it!
- Yes, but I’m not too high-maintenance.
- Nope, that word isn’t in my vocabulary.
- Nope, but I have my off days sometimes.
- Question of
How would you get into Las Encinas?
- My academics would earn me a scholarship.
- My family connections would get me in.
- I’d work a job to help my family pay for it.
- By sheer luck!
- Question of
Underneath your public exterior, you’re actually …
- A kind-hearted person with feelings
- An angry person with stored emotions
- A tough person who values logic over emotions
- An honorable person who values everyone equally
- Question of
Which of these ‘Elite’ items is more valuable in your opinion: the red watch or the trophy?
- The red watch
- The trophy
- Neither one seems super important.
- Both seem valuable to me.
