The Playground Hannah Baker Analysis

Hannah Baker was a teenage girl who committed suicide because of what people said to her and what they did. Before her death, she made recordings on tapes and sent them to the people who she mentioned on them. She was very quiet and she didn't really talk to anyone. Hannah was one of those students that were very good in school, but she wasn’t very popular as the others of her age. She just sat in class and listened to what everyone said. In the story, the playground is a symbol of her innocence.

Hannah killed herself because of what was going on in her life. This is a quote from a book that says “and in the middle of the room, one desk to the left, will be the desk of Hannah Baker. Empty.” (4) Her desk stood there empty like her, once full,

In the box, the people received these were the opening words “hello boys and girls. Hannah baker here. Live and in stereo. No return engagements, no encore, and this time absolutely no requests. I hope you’re ready because I’m about to tell you the story of my life. More specifically, why it ended. And if you’re listening to these tapes, you’re one of the reasons why.” (7) which changed 7 lives. Those seven people are responsible for Hannah’s death. Each of them has a number. But most importantly, they have a reason for why she committed suicide.

The person why the last tape is the one that is the worst of them all, the tapes, read “And you, lucky number thirteen, you can take the tapes straight to hell. Depending on your religion, maybe I’ll see you there.” (9) which she as saying was the big bad one. They get it worse because, like always save the worst for last. What does she mean when she says take the taped down to hell. she means she doesn’t want anyone else to listen to the tapes or she wanted them to take the blame to their grave. And also if the people didn’t follow the rules or didn’t get that package she did have copies of these tapes and she would release them very