Alex is the second name on Hannah’s list. During Hannah’s first few weeks of freshman year, he and Jessica meet her at Monet’s to vent about their days at school, though the group quickly disperses. Alex is the author of the “Who’s Hot/Who’s Not” list, voting Hannah “Best Ass in the Freshman Class.” His quick transformation from being Hannah’s companion to someone who objectifies her for others’ entertainment is one of the first things that makes Hannah feel like her reputation is out of her control. Alex is also one of the earliest of Hannah’s listeners to throw a rock at Tyler’s window, demonstrating that instead of processing his guilt by changing his own behavior, he’d rather blame other people for Hannah’s death.
Alex Standall Quotes in Thirteen Reasons Why
The Thirteen Reasons Why quotes below are all either spoken by Alex Standall or refer to Alex Standall. 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 1: Side B
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I’ve had my butt grabbed before—no big deal—but this time it was grabbed because someone else wrote my name on a list. And when this guy saw me upset, did he apologize? No. Instead, he got aggressive. Then, in the most condescending way, he told me to relax. Then he put his hand on my shoulder, as if by touching me he’d somehow comfort me.
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Hannah Baker (speaker), Alex Standall
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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.
Related Characters:
Hannah Baker (speaker), Jessica Davis, Alex Standall
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Alex Standall Character Timeline in Thirteen Reasons Why
The timeline below shows where the character Alex Standall appears in Thirteen Reasons Why. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Cassette 1: Side B
Hannah welcomes the listeners back and reveals that this side of the tape is about Alex Standall. Alex voted Hannah “Best Ass in the Freshman Class,” and Hannah expects that he...
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...She thinks Jessica is actually much prettier than her (though Clay disagrees). She knows that Alex gave them their labels out of revenge. More importantly, Alex’s choice to write her name...
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On the tape, Hannah continues to tell the story of Alex’s list. The day it comes out, she doesn’t take it too seriously. But the list...
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...because she knew he’d done it after seeing her name on a list. She tells Alex that when he wrote his list, he left the people on it open to ridicule....
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Cassette 2: Side A
...trash, and puts the next tape into the Walkman. Hannah tells the listeners that she, Alex, and Jessica relied on one another for the first few weeks of freshman year. Before...
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...story. She remembers sitting with Jessica at Monet’s and noticing a boy watching them. It’s Alex. Jessica asks him which of them he was checking out. He blushes and tells them...
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...Monet’s, and Clay asks to get off. Hannah continues her story: after a few weeks, Alex stops coming to Monet’s, followed by Jessica, and then Hannah. One day at school, Jessica...
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...on the table. Hannah says the list doesn’t matter. Jessica says she doesn’t mind that Alex picked Hannah over her, but Hannah says that Alex only did that to get back...
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Cassette 2: Side B
...September, where he finds the sentence, “Everyone needs an olly-olly-oxen-free,” followed by Hannah’s, Jessica’s, and Alex’s initials. He takes the book back to his seat where he opens it again to...
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Cassette 3: Side A
...tells him he’d be the first to say no to throwing one at Tyler’s window. (Alex was the first to throw one; other people on the tapes must also think Tyler...
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Cassette 3: Side B
...before, she’s heard about it through stories: someone had their first “under-the-bra” experience there, and Alex had his first fight just outside. Hannah’s always wanted to go, but not alone, so...
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Cassette 6: Side A
...school and notices that Justin looks terrible; after that, he notices the same thing about Alex. He decides to make sure everyone on the list hears and passes on the tapes.
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