Essay On Melinda Sordino

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson is a coming of age themed fictional Novel based around Melinda Sordino, a freshman at Merryweather High School. During her days at school Melinda found trouble fitting in and speaking because of an incident that happened at a summer party. That incident being that she was raped by a senior named Andy Evans, aka, “IT.” At the time, Melinda panicked and ended up calling the police, which resulted in everyone despising her. Similarly to “high school drama,” the author illustrated gossip and the effects it can have on a person. To compare, when the news hit Melinda, she became silent and isolated staying away from any old friends she glanced upon. Fortunately, Melinda found new hope when a stranger asked, “I’m Heather

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One’s character subconsciously influences her actions so her behaviours towards others reflects one’s character. In” Valentine’s Day” by Stuart McLean, the protagonist Stephanie enjoys and suffers from romances at her school, and her reactions to other characters reveal her self-conscious, simple, and easygoing character.

In conclusion, Speak is an excellent example of a contemporary realistic fiction novel. It touches on hard subjects, has a realistic story line that could happen, and could be written about today’s day and age. Anderson has written the book in a way that reflects her personal story and that invites readers to find their own stories within its pages. There are both critical and personal elements to the book and its language. While the book is unique, it also falls within a bigger set of books that may touch on similar subjects. This book can help readers to open up to others about their struggles. I would highly recommend this book because of its many possible applications and insights. For educators, it can open up their eyes to dig deeper

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson tells the story of Melinda Sordino, a ninth grader that attends Merryweather Highschool in Syracuse, NewYork. The author has a unique way of writing Melinda's story. She uses subtitles instead of chapters, nd goes into detail of Melinda's everyday life, by using Melinda's perspective. The author sets a depressed mood in the story because of what the main character has gone through. The central idea of the text is communication which in the beginning Melinda lacks. August before her freshman year, Melinda and her friends show up at a senior party. At the party, Melinda ends up drinking. Andy Evans takes advantage of her drunken state and rapes her. She is too drunk to defend herself. Afterward Melinda deals 911 and the police arrive at the party, but Melinda is unable to confess what happened. When the entire school knows that Melinda was the one who called the police, everyone, including her friends, stopped speaking to her. No one knew the real reason behind the 9-11 call. Throughout the school year she cuts her wrist, skips school, and fails her classes. Melinda goes through a tough time in high school. She has one friend (who later on in the book betrays her), a difficult family, and was a victim

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Melinda was an outcast and loner in high school who was overwhelmed, fearful, and confused with her life and her environment at school. She was always silent in class and afraid to speak in front of people. Many students today might feel the need to fit in with other people so they wouldn’t have to be looked down upon. As we take a look at Melinda’s life we’ll be able to see how she handles her daily conflicts. In the book, Speak, Melinda Sordino, an incoming freshman at Merryweather High, starts her year off with a terrible start. She’s stuck with a mean history teacher, by who she calls Mr. Neck and a whole bunch of other weird teachers like her English teacher of who she calls, Hairwomen, because of her crazy, uncombed

William F. Halsey explains "All problems become smaller if you don't dodge them but confront them." This shows that mute Melinda was unable to overcome her struggle since she tried to “dodge” the truth. However, when Melinda finally spoke out about what happened to her, she immediately felt better about the struggle she was dealing with. The main theme of the novel and other texts is overcoming obstacles. This theme is expressed through the conflict, symbolism, and foreshadowing throughout the texts. Laurie Halse Anderson’s use of literary elements in Speak, as well as the devices in the ancillary text, The Art of Resilience, and the poem “If”, help the common theme of overcoming obstacles through a time of growth and change evolve

In the book“Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson, the main character is “Melinda Sordino who is a freshmen in highschool that is having tough times fitting in after she called the cops on a party she was in and now almost everyone hates her, but then along the way she finds some friends who help her out. The message of this story is that no matter what you do you can always come through and defeat your fears of high school.

Speak, written by Laurie Halse Anderson is about a girl named Melinda who is starting her freshman year of high school with a memory that has continuously haunted her since the summer. Melinda was involved in a rape and has been emotionally and physically affected by this traumatic incident. With her friends and family having no knowledge of what happened, Melinda is forced to find her own way to cope with it. In the novel Speak, Anderson shows the readers that art creates a feeling of personal fulfillment, self-discovery and relaxation by using point of view and symbolism.

“After a traumatic experience, the human system of self preservation seems to go into permanent alert, as if the danger might return at any moment” (Judith Lewis Herman). The psychoanalyst Lewis Herman describes how encountering agonizing pain causes individuals to become more cautious as a result. The psychoanalytic lens is based on Freudian theories and asserts that “ people’s behavior is affected by their unconscious:...the notion that human beings are motivated, even driven, by desire, fears, needs, and conflicts of which they are unaware…” (Tyson 14-15) High schools a place where tragedy are brought upon people, but their voices aren’t heard. Melinda, a high school freshman, is the protagonist in Laurie Halse Anderson’s book, Speak.

It is defiantly possible to speak without words; there are so many ways to convey a message without verbally saying what you mean. I feel that it’s possible to speak without words because in most cases, a person’s actions speak louder than their words. This is demonstrated in the novel when Melinda refuses to give her speech in class. This shows more about what Melinda has learned about the freedoms in this country and what the suffragettes fought for than any speech she could have given verbally. Melinda's actions prove that she is a strong willed person, even if she may seem meek and mild. I feel that sometimes it is more difficult not to say anything at all than it is to speak a thousand words Melinda’s actions play an important role in

There are three sides to every story: his side, her side, and the truth. When a person speaks they are trying to elicit a desired response from the person they are speaking to and it is therefore wise to always be critical of what others say. A person can literally say anything he or she wants to say and it does not have to be the truth. People can and will lie, exaggerate, or mislead others in order to obtain whatever result he or she is seeking. When a person speaks, they are in a sense trying to gain control of and acceptance from the individual they are speaking too. A great example is when writers manipulate words in their short stories to get into the readers mind and make them think and feel a certain way.

The characterization in both Speak by Laurie Anderson and “If”  by Rudyard Kipling, strongly develops the theme throughout the novel and the poem. In Speak, Melinda, has a negative perspective on how to act before she overcame her problem: “ It is easier not to say anything. Shut your trap, button your lip, can it. All that crap you hear on TV about communication and expressing feelings is a lie. Nobody really wants to hear what you have to say” (Anderson 9). Melinda,