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
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.
Related Characters:
Hannah Baker (speaker), Justin Foley, Jessica Davis, Bryce Walker
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Bryce Walker Character Timeline in Thirteen Reasons Why
The timeline below shows where the character Bryce Walker appears in Thirteen Reasons Why. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Cassette 3: Side B
...in there, often looking over to where Hannah worked at the popcorn counter. One night, Bryce Walker came in with his then girlfriend and asked Clay to charge her the under-12...
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...through the movie, Clay remembers, the girl came running out, upset and holding her wrist. Bryce emerged at the end of the movie and went up to Hannah at the concession...
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Cassette 5: Side B
...excuse for staying silent. Clay knows that the boy in the room has to be Bryce Walker: he recognizes the way Bryce told Justin to “relax” and let him in.
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Cassette 6: Side B
...have left. Someone calls Hannah’s name from behind the gate of the party house: it’s Bryce. He tells her to come and join him and his friends. Courtney’s head pops up...
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Hannah’s story continues. Hannah goes through the gate and sees a hot tub. Bryce and Courtney are in the tub. Courtney tells Hannah they’re in their underwear. Hannah strips...
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Even though Hannah is aware of Bryce’s reputation, she doesn’t try to stop him from getting closer to her. He touches her...
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...the park where Hannah had her first kiss. As he listens to Hannah talk about Bryce, he grates his fingers against the chain link fence. He ends up with deep cuts...
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Cassette 7: Side A
...him, and she can’t say for sure whether the circumstance (in the hot tub with Bryce) was illegal or even whether it was rape. Mr. Porter tells her that if it...
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