Mandatory Reading For Grade Eight Students In Thirteen Reasons Why

Three Reasons Why “Thirteen Reasons Why” Should be Mandatory Reading for Grade Eight Students
By Laurie Liu
Jay Asher pronounced, “You can’t stop the future. You can’t rewind the past. The only way to learn the secret is to press play.” The novel “Thirteen Reasons Why,” written by Jay Asher is about a teenage boy named Clay Jensen who receives a set of tapes made by Hannah Baker. The tapes revealed Hannah’s list of thirteen reasons why she committed suicide. Nobody saw it coming, nor did anyone notice the signs of suicidal thoughts that Hannah portrayed. This novel continuously supports the idea of having this book as a mandatory reading for grade eights, because of the meaningful lessons that it provides.
In this context, Clay really wanted to help Hannah and prevent her from doing the things she did, which is committing suicide. It’s always best to talk things out before a serious loss is taking place. It shows that students are not alone, and there will always be help from great listeners waiting to hear their stories. In other words, “Thirteen Reasons Why” is an important novel to be read by grade eight students, for it benefits a student’s well-being by teaching them to speak up, and ask for
Everyone judges each other, so people pretend to be someone who they are not. People are always on stage, out in the spotlight, not allowing their true colours show, trying to be the best that they can be. Everyone Hannah’s life just seemed to be posing for the camera, but behind closed doors they were completely different people. Therefore, “Thirteen Reasons Why” should be added as mandatory reading, for it guides students and introduces topics which are serious problems in a high school community. It helps students recognize and adapt to the high school environment beforehand. This novel will be found really helpful and useful for nervous grade eight students.

In conclusion, there are many valuable lessons in “Thirteen Reasons Why,” that can be learned from this novel, and applied into the real world. It will impact students’ lives positively by teaching them that they are never alone and they will always have someone to support them. It also teaches them to think before they speak or react, and will definitely lead the students into the right path in high school. As a result, the novel is suggested to be read by all grade eight students because they have matured enough to use the experiences demonstrated in the book to serve as a