Halse Anderson Speak Quotes

1 in 6 womenwoman will be or have been raped in the US, . With most victims being 18-30 years old. The book Speak (by Laurie Halse Anderson) is about a girl named Melinda that had something traumatic happen to her at a summer party. Due to her trauma she has a hard time making friends going into high school and with this Melinda is conflicted about her individuality and questions if she can trust any one with being herself . After spring break Melinda begins to care about herself again and tries to better herself and get over her trauma. At the end of Melinda's freshman year when she realizes she must find the courage to speak up in order to overcome her trauma. During summer and right before the beginning of Melinda Freshman year, Melinda

she stares at something above my left ear. Words climb up my throat.-(not important part)-If there is anyone in the entire galaxy I am dying to tell what really happened, it’s Rachel. My throat burns.”(Anderson#5) “Melinda Two: “The world is a dangerous place. You don’t know what would have happened. What if he was just saying his parents were going to be there? He could have been lying.-”(Anderson#132) The quotes tell us that she is no longer friends with most of the kids in her old school and the second quote shows us this with her old best friend Rachel. The third quote explains how Melinda has the chance to make a new friend but is too afraid to go talk to him or anyone else. Melinda wants to make friends but has a difficult time because she doesn't know if she can trust anyone anymore after the

A quote that can support this is “On the other hand,we’re rushing toward summer, which means shorts and T-shirts and maybe even a bathing suit now and then. I walk past the deep-fat fryers.”(Anderson#144) Melinda over the end of last summer didn't want to do anything and didn’t care about the way she looks. She didn't go in the pool and she didn’t talk to anyone. Melinda has been trying to overcome her trauma since the start of her freshman year but she hasn't been able to find the courage to overcome it until the end of the year. The book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson is about a girl named Melinda that had a traumatic experience at a party during the summer because of this Melinda has a hard time making friends going into the 9th grade. Melinda is also conflicted about her individuality and questions if she can trust anyone with being herself. After the spring break Melinda starts to care about herself and the way she presents herself again and begins to overcome her trauma. In conclusion Melinda finally overcomes her monsters and speaks out about them and learns that she can't lock herself away from the world because of her trauma but instead needs to tell family or friends in order to overcome