In the book Silence by Sarah Roche-Mahdi, the author depicts the life of Silence, the daughter of Cador and Eufemie, who grows up and lives under the disguise of a boy under the rule of King Evan, a stern yet respected leader who prohibits women from inheriting any land or possessions. The portrayal of justice is notable throughout the novel as every character confronts this idea of justice at some point, and Roche-Mahdi clearly expresses that the responsibility to uphold justice often lies within those in positions of power. At the beginning of the novel, King Evan is introduced as the one who upholds justice in the realm by maintaining peace and chivalry (Roche-Mahdi 7). He is responsible for the well-being of his kingdom, and Roche-Mahdi
Imagine being through a traumatic event and didn’t know how to tell someone, or maybe not had anyone to talk to about how you were feeling? That's how Melinda Sordino felt as the main character in the book Speak by Halse Anderson. Melinda was going through the hells of highschool alone after being raped at a party, and ditched by all of her friends who she thought cared about her. She is bullied, harassed, picked on, and failing all of her classes. Except for art class where she finds the only place that she feels safe anymore.
Her mom would tell her that she was right and that those boys’ shouldn’t make her do that and she help her write a note so she
Melinda avoids talking about her assault as she is struggling with feelings of guilt, shame and fear, fear of being judged or not believed if she tells someone about what happened to her. Melinda is haunted by the memory of her rape which contributes to her decision to keep her assault a secret. Therefore,with Melindas
(Anderson, 165). In this part of the book melinda is watching an episode of oprah and it's an episode about a girl who's been raped and melinda's subconscious wakes up and makes it seem like oprah is talking to her telling her she was raped, she just started to come to realization that she really was raped at the party and she was getting really overwhelmed and started feeling sick. She already knew she got raped, but she was in doubt and she didn't want it to be true which is why it took so long for her to
Change. What causes it? People change when they realize who they are and who they want to be. They change because of the people around them, how they react to a situation at hand, and to become who they want to be. People change based on the people around them, they may adapt and become them or they may realize that’s not them and become the opposite.
Not even Melinda’s “best friends” took the time to listen to the actual story. Melinda’s only response to this horrible incident is silence. This is only the start of Melinda Sordino's story. There is much more pain and hardship that will come throughout the novel
In contrast, when Melinda decided to tell Rachel about Andy raping her, it is a turning point in her life. “Rachel writes in a heavy hand. WHO DID IT??? I turn the page. Andy Evans” (184).
Throughout the story, Silence and Lies, the author, Jacqueline Green, connected the characters and plot together. For example, the plot is a stranger is daring multiple teens throughout echo bay to make them feel endangered. Furthermore, this mystery darer has motives for picking Sydney, Emerson, and Tenley. The antagonist of the story, darer, altered the way of the characters.
Melinda was raped as a young girl heading into her first year of high school and what happened after that was a catastrophe and would change her life and her peers view of her. Melinda perpetually haunted by her treacherous past memories struggled to stay happy and sane throughout her overwhelming first year of high school. Melinda evolves over time as she longs to be her past happy self again she slowly but surely begins to regain her happiness and self-confidence. With life-changing events coming at Melinda every which way, she experiences the highs and the lows and finds little things in life like her extraordinary passion for art to help her get through the toughest times in her life. This story will make your heart melt with sorrow and compassion, but also bring to you a remarkable story with realistic like events and settings.
After Melinda admits to herself that she was raped, Melinda starts to realize that
Bonnie Tucker and Matt Hamill; How are They the Same and How are They Different In the book, The Feel of Silence by Bonnie Tucker, you see the story of a young woman growing up deaf. Although medically and physically she is profoundly deaf, in the mind and heart she desperately wants to be a part of the hearing world. Even in her older years she never really accepted her deafness totally. On one hand you have the Deaf people in the world who are like Bonnie, but on the other you see people like the hammer, formally known as Matt Hamill.
The tone changes throughout the novel from coarse and cold to encouraging and vibrant. Near the beginning of the book as the reader is still creating their impression of Melinda, the narrator says, “It’s an old janitors closet that smells like sour sponges… a cracked mirror tilts over a sink with dead roaches crocheted together with cobwebs… This closet is abandoned-it has no purpose, no name. It is the perfect place for me” (25-26). Described here is a cold, melancholy and lonesome tone that shows the readers Melinda’s true opinion of herself and her self worth.
I believe that the objective of the novel is very effective, as well, in that it focuses on the issue of depression and unhappiness. I think your quote supports this because it draws attention to the issue by implying that “quietness” and “silence” is what the protagonist, Melinda, must overcome in order to escape depression and discontent. I think the author does a good job in implicitly encouraging people to speak up and in getting the message across as she utilized a social experience that teenagers could easily relate to. Even though not all teens go through this same issue, I feel like she was probably successful gaining sympathy for her character, and thus have successfully delivered her message. This changed my perception of depression
The novel Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson, is about a girl named Melinda, who shows signs of depression throughout the story. She has no friends and is hated by people she doesn’t even know. This is because she called the cops at a party, where she was raped. Anderson includes literary elements to show how Melinda is depressed. Throughout the novel, she uses many different literary elements to show Melinda’s conflict.
