Melinda is very depressed when she was sexully assaulted, it changed her completely to the point that it is it’s hard to deal with.She thinks every mistake is stuck in a picture and that things can not change .She blames that everything that has happened to her on herself and does not share any of that blame so it sits there and eats her up inside and out There are multiple quotes in the book that show her depression in fact, you can just turn to a random page that will show you a part of who she is. Just as …show more content…
Many people who go through a crisis have trouble speaking so they have to find another way to speak. In this case it is drawing art it how she will speak instead of actually talking.As Mr.Freeman said. “You're on fire Melinda, I can see it in your eyes”(Anderson 61). This shows that he really does care and he can see that see is really expressing herself through pictures. No one else has seen it that's why he gets along with him so long . This is what she wishes could say or everyone could see what happened to her through her drawing but only Mr.freeman