ROMERA, Crizsa Jane L.

8 Yakal

Koe no Katachi (A Silent Voice)

I. Plot:
Shoya Ishida, one day, walks along a bridge and thought of committing suicide. And
then, remembers his elementary days when his teacher introduces to their class a new student,
Shoko Nishimiya, who is deaf. Because of Shoyas incapability of understanding Shoko, he
then starts bullying and harassing her, making fun of her, and even throwing away her
hearing aids. As a result to that, he was pointed out by the teacher when the principal asked if
Shoko is being bullied. Shoya pointed to his friends, saying that they did the same thing but
denied it. Shoya felt guilty because of what he did and had to pay for the hearing aids he had
thrown away (which are very expensive). In high school, he became lonely and was secluded
by his classmates because of his past. One day, he decides to visit Shoko to return her
notebook and apologize to her. While Shoya was handing Shoko her notebook, it accidentally
fell off the bridge. Shoko jumped off the bridge to get her notebook and Shoya followed.
Yuzuru, Shokos younger sister, captured the scene when Shoya jumped off the bridge. The
photo was then uploaded online which caused Shoya to be suspended from school for a week.
After that, Shoko says that she wants to reconnect with Sahara, the only person who was kind
to her in elementary. Shoya also runs into Ueno, his closest friend in elementary who also
bullied Shoko. Not long after, Shoko gave Shoya a gift to confess his feelings for him. At
school, Kawai reveals Shoya's past and blames him for bullying Shoko, even though she took
part in the bullying herself. Because of the problems with Shoya and his friends, Shoko
attempts suicide by jumping off her balcony. Shoya pulls her but falls into the river and at the
hospital goes to a coma. One night, Shoko has a dream where Shoya says that he is dying.
She runs to the bridge, crying. Shoya wakes up from his coma and runs to the bridge as well
and found Shoko. He says that it was all his fault, that Shoko shouldnt blame herself, and
asked her to help him live a normal life.

II. Characters:
a. Shoya Ishida the main character; the one who bullied Shoko Nishimiya
b. Shoko Nishimiya the deaf transferee; the one who was bullied by Shoya Ishida
c. Naoka Ueno the girl the Shoya Ishida was closest to; also bullied Shoko
d. Yuzuru Nishimiya Shokos younger sister
e. Miyoko Sahara the only one who was kind to Shoko in elementary
f. Miki Kawai the school representative in Ishidas school.
g. Tomohiro Nagatsuka a short fat boy; Ishidas friend in highschool
III. Settings:
a. Nagashima Spa Land
b. Parlor of Ishidas sister
c. Bridge
d. School
e. Japan

IV. Review:
A lot of teenagers probably can relate to this story because it includes social anxiety,
shyness, self-harm, lack of communication because of barriers, and many other things that
most of the teenagers are experiencing right now. It gave me flashbacks about the same
situations that I have encountered. It gave a huge impact in my life and the way I view things,
I will surely not forget this.

V. Lesson(s):
a. Bullying is wrong
b. Anyone can change, even bad people
c. You cant weigh peoples value by their looks of their health
d. Do not do unto others what you do not want others do unto you
e. Ending your life was never a solution to your problem
f. Smile, even though things are bad
g. Everything can get better