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Bryce is the boy who rapes Jessica and sexually assaults Hannah. Hannah doesn’t name Bryce on her list or identify him in relation to Jessica’s rape because she assumes he’d refuse to pass the tapes on, which means Bryce never hears how his actions made Hannah feel. His presence in the novel highlights that attitudes of gender inequality, including blaming women for their involvement in sexual encounters rather than holding men accountable, can lead to women feeling totally powerless and unsafe.
Bryce Walker Quotes in Thirteen Reasons Why
The Thirteen Reasons Why quotes below are all either spoken by Bryce Walker or refer to Bryce Walker. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Cassette 5: Side B
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The bedroom door opened again. But again, you pulled it shut. And you tried to make a joke of it. “Trust me,” you said, “she won’t move. She’ll just lay there.”
And what was his response? What was it? What was his reasoning for you to step aside and let him in that room? Do you remember? Because I do.
It was the night shift.
He told you he was working the night shift and had to leave in a few minutes.
A few minutes, that’s all he needed with her. So just relax and step aside.
And that’s all it took for you to let him open the door.
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Bryce Walker Quotes in Thirteen Reasons Why
The Thirteen Reasons Why quotes below are all either spoken by Bryce Walker or refer to Bryce Walker. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Cassette 5: Side B
Quotes
The bedroom door opened again. But again, you pulled it shut. And you tried to make a joke of it. “Trust me,” you said, “she won’t move. She’ll just lay there.”
And what was his response? What was it? What was his reasoning for you to step aside and let him in that room? Do you remember? Because I do.
It was the night shift.
He told you he was working the night shift and had to leave in a few minutes.
A few minutes, that’s all he needed with her. So just relax and step aside.
And that’s all it took for you to let him open the door.
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Explanation and Analysis:
