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Jessica is the third name on Hannah’s list. She and Hannah form a bond thanks to their guidance counselor’s suggestion that they buddy up, and though Hannah never thinks of her as a friend, she’s one of her first companions at school, and Hannah admires her boldness and beauty. After finding her name under “Worst Ass” on Alex’s list, Jessica believes the rumors about Hannah being sexually suggestive with Alex (with whom Jessica had a brief relationship) and scratches Hannah on the face, leaving a scar—a physical reminder that Hannah can’t control what other people think of her. Hannah witnesses Bryce raping Jessica at a party in their junior year. Her inability to help Jessica is one of the major contributors to her decision to end her life, which means that Jessica represents Hannah’s loss of control both in the face of rampant rumors and under pervasive misogyny.
Jessica Davis Quotes in Thirteen Reasons Why
The Thirteen Reasons Why quotes below are all either spoken by Jessica Davis or refer to Jessica Davis. 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 2: Side A
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For Jessica, it was easier to think of me as Bad Hannah than as the Hannah she got to know at Monet’s. It was easier to accept. Easier to understand.
For her, the rumors needed to be true.
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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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Jessica Davis Quotes in Thirteen Reasons Why
The Thirteen Reasons Why quotes below are all either spoken by Jessica Davis or refer to Jessica Davis. 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 2: Side A
Quotes
For Jessica, it was easier to think of me as Bad Hannah than as the Hannah she got to know at Monet’s. It was easier to accept. Easier to understand.
For her, the rumors needed to be true.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
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.
