Literature Exposure Toward The Dangers Of Silence In 'Everything I Never Told You'

“Silence is violence” is a common phrase used by people nowadays which references people who lack initiative when it comes to speaking out against oppression. The same phrase could be applied to the ideas within Shusaku Endo’s novel, Silence. Endo was clever to name his novel Silence, because the word is a very prominent symbol within the story. In fact, it plays a crucial role to the development of the main character. Although some readers may argue that the role of silence in the book is neutral, I claim that silence plays a negative role for the characters because it is what causes protagonist Rodrigues to renounce his faith. In the story, it represents the silence of God, which induces Rodrigues to question his religion through the torture of innocent Japanese Christians.

Speak is a cleaver and an ironic title for a story in which the main character chooses not to speak. The story is written in first-person narration from the point of view of protagonist, Melinda Sordino. Speak is written like an interior monologue in the mind of an introverted teenage girl, like excerpts from her personal diary during her miserable freshman year of high school. Instead of blending in and finding her way through high school. She withdraws and secludes herself from the other students. She calls herself an "outcast." Melinda is so desperate to hide from the world; she turns an old janitor's closet at the high school into her safe haven. She cuts classes to hide in her closet. How lonely could this teenage girl be? All

Speaking out is a tough task for many people that have dealt with horrible, traumatic situations. In the novel Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson, the main character, Melinda, is one of those people who lost their voice. To be able to understand another person’s emotions, feelings, and situations is very difficult to do, especially because of how our society has formed and became a very judgmental place. Melinda Sordino starts her freshman year at Merryweather High School in Syracuse, New York, to a terrible start; she is a victim of a sexual assault and loses her confidents and voice to speak out. The more she interacts and makes new friends is how she starts to reach out and become more self-sufficient. Few weeks into school Melinda’s only

In Fahrenheit 451 the author suggested that the turns in the story were from Charisse's character in the book and why should Clarisse be killed or silenced . First off, Clarisse had really different characteristics in the book. For example in the book. She always questioned Montag a lot about his job, also she doesn’t really like the normal things around that time. Like she doesn’t like tv and violence, while she is more interested in nature, since she likes rain and some other stuff outside, and she also is afraid of some people in the world, but she is talking to a fireman knowing Montag was already. In the book, “ Fahrenheit 451,” by Ray Bradbury, it asserts that Clarisse should be killed or silenced since she changes Montag, is really different

Montag lives in a selfish society where everyone thinks solely about themselves. When Montag says this is the age of the disposable tissue, he is not really referencing the handkerchief someone would blow their nose with. He is enlightening the reader on how people in his society only utilize other people for the goods and services they contribute. Someone in his society would be friends with another person merely because they could benefit them in some way. An example from the book that would prove he is correct is when Mildred uses Montag for the money he is able to provide her with. When he threatens to quit his job, she leaves him and calls the fire department exposing his secret stash of books. He is implying that this is an unacceptable way of life. Montag used to act this way and think nothing of it. Then he met Clarisse and she

In Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak, the protagonist, a freshman named Melinda must learn the key to recovery after enduring extreme trauma. She struggled to find someone to speak to, due to the school shunning her for calling the police at the party. Throughout Speak, Melinda seeks to recover from the trauma she experienced, especially the cruel actions from her ex-friends. Through symbolism, Laurie Halse Anderson displays the theme in Melinda's perspective.

Silence happens a lot throughout the book because they all are scared so no one talks. Silence happens a lot when someone is being hanged because they can’t do anything about it or they will be hung with that person and no one want to be in that situation. Elle is forced not to talk about something an officer did because if Elle talked he would be put to death, so basically he didn’t have a cause to be silent at that point well he did but Elle didn’t want to die. Silence has a lot to do with self-preservation because in self-preservation they choose to be silent and not do anything about the

In “Speak” by Laurie Anderson, Melinda a teenage girl who is struggling to find friends in high school because of an incident at a party. It all started the summer going into freshman year when Andy Evans raped Melinda at a party, resulting in Melinda calling the cops. Since then only a few things are keeping Melinda going her freshman year like art and her few friends. Everyone thinks of Melina as the girl who called the cops now and nobody wanted to be her friend. Until she met a new girl Heather but, that friendship didn't last long. The closet incident with Andy played the most important role in changing Melinda’s identity. Melinda’s identity changed from being depressed and isolated to being happy and having friends once people found out what Andy did to her. This matters because now Melinda doesn't have to keep the secret about why she called the cops on the party because now people will believe her. This shows that people should not be afraid to tell the truth when they know it's the right thing to do no matter what.

Elie Wiesel talks about the dangers of being silent against a time of need, and how that will cause an event like the holocaust to happen again.

As she read out loud, one child noticed her and came over to listen. Then her father noticed too, and came over to listen. Finally as more people started to notice, they all came around and sat around Liesel, listening to her tell her story (Zusak 381). Eventually, there wasn’t a single noise except for the sound of Liesel’s voice. There were many people older and more mature than she was, but none had the courage to help soothe the fears of so many in the time of trouble. Liesel’s

“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.

Flannery O 'Connor 's experience impacted her to compose the short story "Disclosure." One vital effect on the story is her Southern childhood. Amid her lifetime, Southerners were exceptionally biased towards individuals of different races and ways of life. They trusted that individuals who were less lucky were second rate compared to them; accordingly, individuals were named as various things and put into various social classes. The South gave O 'Connor the pictures she required for her characters. Correspondingly, this can without much of a stretch be distinguished in her short story "Disclosure." The characters in the story are recognized by physical attributes and some are even related to racial terms. The fundamental character in the

The key to a successful functioning family is communication. Communication in a family helps members express their needs, wants, and concerns to each other. Poor communication can lead to many family problems like a weak emotional bond, and different family conflicts. Also ignoring issues won’t work, it can cause more harm than good in some situations. In the novel “ Everything I never told you” the family display poor communication in so many ways. They hide their true feelings from each, afraid to let each other know exactly what’s on their mind. By the family not communicating with each other, it caused them to encounter various family conflicts, and weak emotional bonds between every one of them.

Is suffering in silence a way of showing bravery? People suffer every day, but their pain isn’t always obvious. Someone could wear a smile but slowly be falling apart inside bit by bit. Pain comes with different situations and the solution may not always be as it seems. This theme is shared by both an excerpt from Barrio Boy by Ernesto Galarza and “A Day’s Wait” by Ernest Hemingway. Both knowledgeable literary works tell of fear in a young child and how they deal with it alone. They are a perfect example of how a theme can be expressed in several different ways. The different narrations, settings, emotions, genres, and dialogue, as well as the general storylines make these two stories which share a common theme very different along with having many similarities.

Over the years, many people have believed that the issue of sexual harassment should not be discussed in public. Sexual harassment was to be discussed behind closed doors. In spite of this, the social and political systems have changed instantaneously. This social problem has affected men and women throughout time; however, it seems that the women of our society more closely look at this issue. This social topic has encouraged women to establish organizations in order to help them discuss the issues more openly and to demand equality including fairness and justice throughout the workplace and in their social lives as well. In recent years, sexual harassment has been one of the most serious and widespread problems