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Companionless And Shielding Oneself From Harm In The Novel Speak By Laurie Halse Anderson

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In the novel Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson repeats the idea of feeling companionless and shielding oneself from harm. Throughout the text, Melinda, the main character feels like everyone is against her and she tries to put a stop to being harmed again. Even at times when she should be happier, such as when she is with friends, she doesn’t speak much and is withdrawn from everyone. On her first day of high school, at the very beginning of the text, Melinda compares high school to the jungle by calling herself “ a wounded zebra in a National Geographic special.” (Halse Anderson 5) She then goes on to equate her history teacher to a predator. This analogy shows that Melinda thought right from the start that everyone, even teachers who had no idea
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