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Betrayal And Loneliness In Melinda's Speak

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The main character, Melinda has to deal with the feeling of betrayal and loneliness as all the people who she grew up with, shared unforgettable memories with and the people she thought would never leave her side now backstabbing her and making her feel like she isn’t worthy to live. Melinda “responds” to this problem by ignoring everyone and becoming isolated so that no one would approach her and ever hurt her ever again. I would advice Melinda to try and go up to her friends and let them know what really happened. As they say “in the end we only regret the chances we didn’t take”. It’s better for Melinda to at least try and talk to her friends, because they may have been true friends all along there just may have been a misunderstanding. …show more content…

It was written in the present tense, and the chapters and paragraphs were short and helped break everything up into manageable chunks (some chapters were only a page long). I’ve read some books with chapters very long that overwhelmed me; however the short chapters in this book helped me organize my thoughts of the story while reading and help process what I read. The story was told from first perspective through the eyes of the main character (Melinda). This helped me connect to the Melinda’s feelings on a personal level and try to connect to her. I found it really interesting how we got to learn about the details of one of the important parts of the story (how she got raped at the party) through her flashbacks. It helped me understand what it was that caused Melinda to be acting this way now. There was also a lot of sarcasm used throughout the novel. For instance- “our cheerleaders are much better at scoring than the football team is (29)”. Another being, “my parents didn’t raise me to be religious. The closest we come to worship is the Trinity of Visa, MasterCard, and American Express (29)”. The sarcasm was nice at times as it gave a sense of relief from the darkness and all the tragedies in the

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