Letter #2 Speak by: Laurie Halse Anderson The summer before her freshman year of high school‚ Melinda Sordino‚ meets Andy Evans at a party. Outside in the woods‚ Andy rapes her. Melinda calls 911‚ but does not know what to say. The police come and break up the party. Melinda does not tell anyone what happened to her‚ and no one asks. She starts high school at Merryweather High School as an outcast‚ shunned by her friends for calling the police. She remains silent and sinks into depression. Melinda
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alone in the forest‚ watching their flock fly away without them. This is what Melinda’s‚ the main character in Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ life is like. Melinda was raped the summer before freshman year and no one knew‚ she then panicked and called the cops causing her peers to believe she ruined the party‚ and because of this Melinda isolated herself and became stuck in a void of depression‚ which caused her to be incredibly quiet and melancholy. Her friends and family do not understand what it is
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I am still reading Ophelia Speaks by Sara Shandler. When I first started reading the book I was very interested in it but as I got further in reading the book personally I feel like it gets more depressing. They are all stories about how people have messed up in their lives in many different types of ways or the people’s family issues. It is a good way to learn what not to do‚ which will help some people. But‚ this book for me it is very boring because I would like to read something that is more
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Andrea Thomas Speak Essay In the movie Speak Melinda was raped by this guy by named Addy at a party‚ she was reluctant to talk to anyone about what happened because she was so traumatized‚ and everyone hated her for calling the cops. She was mad at herself for not being able to do anything about it. So she resorted to silence‚ so that she doesn’t have to bring back the horrible memories she was trying to forget even though all she had to do was speak. In fact‚ if Melinda had told the truth
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State University. Sandusky was recently imprisoned for these crimes. His victims‚ much like main character Melinda Sordino in the novel Speak‚ suffered in silence until they revealed their secret helping to finally express inner emotions. As I read this novel I compared scenarios and found the similarity between Sandusky’s victims and Melinda‚ they needed to speak in order to heal. Melinda begins to develop a coping mechanism that negatively affects her psychologically. She withdraws from her family
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Amanda Carrion Review of The Great Depression America 1929-1941 by Robert S. McElvaine September 2‚ 2004 The Great Depression America 1929-1941 by Robert S. McElvaine covers many topics of American history during the "Great Depression" through 1941. The topic that I have selected to compare to the text of American‚ Past and Present‚ written by Robert A. Divine‚ T.H. Breen‚ George M. Frederickson and R. Hal Williams‚ is Herbert Hoover‚ the thirty-first president of the United States and America’s
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statement that I have interpreted. In the text‚ Speak‚ Melinda Sordino shows her bravery by facing her fears against Mr. Neck and Andy Evans. One example of Melinda’s bravery is when she defies Mr. Neck. This example is the conflict between Melinda against Mr. Neck which may be considered as man vs. man (woman). Melinda does not have any advantages against Mr. Neck but does have disadvantages such as not being able to speak. Melinda’s inability to speak gives an advantage to Mr. Neck so he changes
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Speak About It Laurie Halse Anderson is no stranger to the world of censorship and book banning; following the debut of her Printz Honor Award wining book‚ Speak. Some may argue that this book is considered explicit‚ but it is considered an awakening for the youth. The fact that the main character is around the adolescent age makes this book a little more relatable to teens. Overall‚ Speak encourages both teens and adults to speak up about their experiences and seek help if necessary. Through Speak
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The book I have just finished reading is called Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. The publisher of the novel is Farrar Straus Giroux and was publisher in October 1999 with 197 pages. The genre of this novel was teen fiction. The cover automatically caught my attention when I first saw it‚ when I started reading it nothing failed to impress me. I instantly fell in love with the storyline and the concept due to the fact that it was so relatable. In the novel they give us the impression that the setting
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Symbolism is used to represent many meanings. In the novel Speak‚ the protagonist Melinda draws a tree that symbolizes her in many ways. The tree symbolizes Melinda’s growth and her journey to overcome depression. It symbolizes Melinda’s silent personality. Also‚ it symbolizes Melinda cutting off her depression. The tree symbolizes Melinda’s growth and journey. Right after summer‚ a tree starts losing it leaves and becomes ill once winter arrives. It lives through a dark and depressing period.
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