The theme in the novel Speak is don´t judge a book by it´s cover. In general this specific theme represents how people are quick to assume someone's story without knowing the genuine truth. This theme also means is don´t assume something about someone without actually knowing the truth. In society the fact that we are different than others should not reflect on how people think of us. Also, how although someone may look completely fine from the outside, he or she might not actually be on the inside. Overall, society is fast at coming to conclusion and this theme really represents the opposite of that. The theme of Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson is don´t judge a book by its cover. There are many themes to the book, but this theme is significant in many …show more content…
The image however also relates to the same theme as the novel. The theme of the image is don't judge a book by its cover. The image show a person being alone but most importantly it relates to the theme because one can see an entire city and then one individual. The picture represents how the entire city views the person, and how many of them would judge that one person by the way they look or act like. This image can be viewed in many different ways but significantly this that stands out in the picture. The individual is like the center on attention in this big city and how he feels toward the people is shown through the sky that's getting darker. The individual may not be happy with the way they are viewed by the world. Same as in the book, Melinda was judged from the way she acted and from there opinions never really changed. People label based on what they see and what make someone isolated from the rest of the world. Don't judge a book by a cover is wide theme that has many aspects to it because it expresses to faces. Although, the way an individual feels is never truly what anyone sees instead what people choose to