Mr. Porter is one of the guidance counselors at the high school most of the novel’s characters attend. When Hannah meets with him to describe how hopeless she feels, he fails to provide the support she needs or to persist in trying to help her, making him the 13th name on her list. Mr. Porter is one of the many adults who fail to sufficiently support or protect Hannah, which contributes to her feeling neglected and unimportant.
Mr. Porter Quotes in Thirteen Reasons Why
The Thirteen Reasons Why quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Porter or refer to Mr. Porter. 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 7: Side A
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I’m walking down the hall.
Her voice is clear. It’s louder.
His door is closed behind me. It’s staying closed.
A pause.
He’s not coming.
I press my face hard against the bars. They feel like a vise tightening against my skull the further I push.
He’s letting me go.
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Mr. Porter Quotes in Thirteen Reasons Why
The Thirteen Reasons Why quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Porter or refer to Mr. Porter. 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 7: Side A
Quotes
I’m walking down the hall.
Her voice is clear. It’s louder.
His door is closed behind me. It’s staying closed.
A pause.
He’s not coming.
I press my face hard against the bars. They feel like a vise tightening against my skull the further I push.
He’s letting me go.
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