... of tough situations. Friends give each other support and affection when they need it the most. Friends heal each other, and this is demonstrated in the novel "Speak," by Laurie Halse Anderson. The novel is about the main character, Melinda Sordino, recovering from the subsequent depression and loneliness that stems from a traumatic experience that led to her calling the cops ... eyeball treatment to his lawyer that afternoon because the next day there is a videocamera set up in the back of the class. David Petrakis is my hero " (Halse Anderson 68). It becomes evident that Melinda regards...

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... her school year withstanding a flashback and battling her lack of voice, frightened to share her secret. She was raped by Andy Evans, a popular senior, the summer before starting high school. Laurie Halse Anderson uses the motifs of mouth, lips, and trees to develop Melinda's character throughout the novel. The motif of mouth is used to develop Melinda's character throughout the novel. It refers ... ...

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Speak is a story of a ninth-grader named Melinda Sordino, a rape victim. Throughout the novel, Melinda is in her own world of despair and physically cannot speak to others about her rape. As the novel progresses, she slowly starts to deal with the rape and finally accepts it and decides to move on with her life. In Speak, Anderson's use of rhetorical devices like allusions, symbolism, and metaphors and similes helps to create the texts depressed tone that later change to hopeful. Using allusions like Picasso's cubism and The Scarlet Letter help to show Melinda's internal pain. Picasso's art st...

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... the situation. Whether it be calling the cops, or talking about her experience. She had the will power to resist, and to adapt to the situation. After reading "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson it will be hard for any teen to look at the class scapegoat again without a measure of compassion and understanding for that person--who may be screaming beneath the silence. ...

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Character Analysis The book Speak, written by Laurie Halse Anderson, is about a young girl named Melinda who throughout the book is tormented by other students because, over the summer, she called the police at a party. The other students are clueless ... ...

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Character Analysis The book Speak, written by Laurie Halse Anderson, is about a young girl named Melinda who throughout the book is tormented by other students because, over the summer, she called the police at a party. The other students are clueless ... ...

• Word Count: 740
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School