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Lack Of Communication In Speak By Laurie Anderson

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The book Speak by Laurie Anderson is about a high school freshmen girl named Melinda that has a big secret that she has been keeping since the end of the summer. A big incident happened at the end of summer when a party has gone wrong. Melinda is having trouble academically, her grades are going down and she is starting to skip school. The book shows that Melinda is lacking communication. Melinda only communicates non-verbally. She writes sticky notes and places them onto kitchen counters. She expresses her emotion by biting her lip or running away. When Heather tells Melinda that they can no longer be friends, Melinda then says, "I try to think of something b*tchy, something wicked and cruel. I can't." When Melinda thinks of something she
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