Monday, September 9, 2013
Dialogue: two different characters from two different stories
Hannah Baker, one of the main characters from 13 reason's why. She killed herself and left video tapes behind to tell the story of why she committed suicide. So, Hannah's dead and this is what she might have said in the tape.
Craig Gilner, the main character of It's Kind of a Funny Story. He's deeply depressed and decides to call 991 when he almost kills himself. Craig's thinking in his mind of how he would reply to her as he plays the tape recording.
Hannah said, "I didn't know what was going on, every time I got close to somebody they turned away and left me. I tried to trust them, I really did."
I always had friends who never turned on me, but my friends never respected how I felt.....and eventually I just wanted some company...
"Then, Clay, the only person I would truly trust, I turned away from him, I couldn't get hurt again, no, not this time. And when he left, I hoped he would come back..."
Wow, my friends knew I had it, but they always found it better to concentrate on other things, then I helped myself by going to a mental hospital, and I found people that really did help. Not only people, but I found things that helped, too.
"Why did this happen to me, everything could've been better off if the rumors and hot lists went away. All I had to do was fly under the radar...and eventually I had enough of this world."
Why did I have to put so much pressure on myself to succeed, I'm glad I called the suicide hotline when I did.
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Interesting choice of characters for this non-traditional dialogue! As I read, I'm wondering what Craig would be doing as well as thinking as he listens.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really good dialogue. Good choice of characters!
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