Clay Jensen

Clay Jensen is a fictional character created by author Jay Asher. He is the main character in Thirteen Reasons Why, a novel written for teenagers where a girl, Hannah Baker commits suicide. Jensen is also the main character in the Netflix television series adaption of Asher's story, 13 Reasons Why, where he is portrayed by Dylan Minnette.Jensen is one of the major protagonists in the series and his major storylines have included his friendships with Hannah Baker and Tony Padilla. Other major storylines have included his reactions to the tapes and the targeting of him by those who do not want the tapes to get out. 2Storylines In the Netflix series, Clay is a white, middle class, American high school student who is both a friend and brief love interest of Hannah, one of Clay's schoolmates. Clay's race is never specified in the book. Both in Asher's novel and in the Netflix series, the story of Hannah's experiences at her high school is told through Clay's eyes as he reacts to the content of Hannah's cassette tapes which explain why she committed suicide. Although Hannah leaves explicit instructions before her suicide that Clay should listen to the tapes, she makes it clear that Clay is not one of the reasons for killing herself but rather she wanted him to know exactly why she took her own life. 2Appearances Clay Jensen is a junior at Liberty High School. Clay is the subject of Tape 6, Side A, although not as a reason for Hannah's suicide, unlike all the other tape