her before‚ Mel tries to protect herself and crashes against a mirror‚ making it shatter. She then pointed a broken piece of glass against IT’S throat‚ making it clear she did not want any of what he was and wass going to do to her. “‘I said no’” (Anderson 195). After IT pushed Mel against the wall‚ Mel purposely broke the mirror in her closet to have something to defend herself with- a broken piece of glass. This immediately made him terrified and nervous‚ which made him stop trying to rape Mel. Mel
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In Chains‚ by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ Isabel’s pursuit of freedom is a metaphor for America’s pursuit of freedom. The first time Isabel had thoughts of freedom is on page 51. “It wasn’t right for one body to own another or pull strings to make them jump.” Isabel realized that it wasn’t right for someone to own another human being. This is metaphoric to the colonists‚ who realized that the taxes that Britain was forcing on them weren’t right. They began having thoughts of wanting to be free from the
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Rape is a difficult subject to explain to others because it is traumatic experience that people not involved will be unable to deal with the situation. Laurie Anderson’s novel Speak focuses on this very issue. The protagonist‚ Melinda Sordino‚ must face the challenges of high school‚ family issues‚ and the inability to express herself. Mr. Freeman‚ David Petrakis‚ and sports are the things Melinda relies on to overcome the past that haunts her. Mr. Freeman is a factor that motivates Melinda Sordino
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Mattie’s Life and Changes In Fever 1793‚ by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ sixteen year old Matilda (or Mattie) Cook changes dramatically over the course of the book. In the beginning‚ she is portrayed to be a young selfish girl who was always too lazy to work. By the end of the book‚ she is shown to be a strong young woman. Her family of three consisting of her grandfather‚ mother‚ and herself runs a small coffee shop. Her family usually works relentlessly before‚ during‚ and after the shop’s hours
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means to express oneself‚ or to convey thoughts‚ opinions‚ or emotions orally(Free). Without the ability to speak‚ one may be lost‚ and feel alone; however‚ some may not be able to speak because of fright and distress. In the book Speak‚ by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ Melinda never understood how to speak her mind after the incident at the party. Melinda was never the same‚ and she felt alone. Rape can lead to a loss of words‚ emotions‚ and a disheartening loss of relationships‚ which causes depression
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In the story Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ a young slave girl by the name of Isabel is sold to a Loyalists couple who live in a rebel occupied New York city. Isabel‚ 11‚ and her younger sister Ruth‚ 5‚ have lost their parents and their kind owner and are being sold away from everything they have known. Although Isabel is owned by a family of Loyalists‚ she continues to avoid choosing a side and claims to be only fighting for herself and her sister. After being treated horribly by the Loyalists
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“Speak”‚ by Laurie Halse Anderson characterizes of Joyce and Jack Sordino being neglectful and incompliant for parenting towards their daughter‚ Melinda Sordino. Essentially to start Anderson portrays Melindas parents as two different personalities. Joyce (Melindas mom) as the hardworking manager at Efferrs‚ a clothing store. Giving off that shes a practical yet busy woman who struggles to balance home and career. On the other hand‚ Jack (Melindas dad) sells insurance whom Melindas thinks is too
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Child Life During the American Revolution Naomi Banks Ms. Jamieson 7th Grade Research Project January 2013 During the American Revolution‚ children were not a big involvement in it‚ but‚ they were still active during it. Well‚ during this time‚ there was not really a good schools system for children. Boys were usually out working a job or going to school. They did most of the money work out of all the children. Also‚ while the boys were working‚ the girls were at home learning proper etiquette
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Andrew Long Mr. Tripp Sanders Anatomy and Physiology May 16‚ 2016 Introduction The novel I read for the project was “Fever 1793” by Laurie Halse Anderson. Fever 1793 is a story about a little girl named Matilda Cook who lives during the time that Yellow Fever broke out. Some of the novel is fiction‚ and some of the book is historical. Key Idea 1 The first Key Idea of the novel is the fever itself. The fever changes how everyone lives. It makes some leave the town and some stay. It makes
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The Progression of Melinda Sordino Melinda Sordino‚ the main character in Laurie Halse Anderson’s award winning novel‚ Speak‚ is a 9th grade student attending Merryweather High. In a flashback it is discovered by the reader that Melinda‚ Mel for short‚ was raped by an upper classman during a party in the summer between 8th and 9th grade. Mel calls the cops but by the time they arrive Andy‚ her rapist‚ is gone so everyone who attended the party was lead to believe Mel called the cops because of
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