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How was Melinda bullied in speak?
Melinda is raped by an older boy at a party the summer before her freshman year of high school. The impacts of this event are socially and psychologically devastating for Melinda. Her declining mental health renders her physically unable to speak about being raped over the summer.
Who is the only person who will sit with Melinda in the auditorium?
Who dose Melinda sit with in the auditorium? She sits with Heather.
Who are Melinda’s friends in speak?
Rachel Bruin Rachel and Melinda have been best friends since grade school at least.
What does Melinda do with a paperclip?
First, Melinda’s use of a paperclip to scratch her wrist symbolizes her hopelessness. Much like Melinda’s nail-biting and lip-biting, scratching herself is another way she tries to express physically the pain she feels emotionally.
Who is basketball pole in speak?
Basketball Pole, whose name is actually Brendan Keller, doesn’t make a single shot. (He’s the guy who threw mashed potatoes at Melinda on the first day of school.) After the boys’ team fails at the art of foul shots, Ms. Conner has Melinda show them how it’s done.
Who are the characters in Speak?
Melinda Sordino
Who is Melinda’s art teacher?
Mr. Freeman a
What happened to the girl in speak?
However, over many months of painful silence and self-harm in the form of lip- and nail-biting, Melinda finally admits to herself that Andy Evans raped her at the party last summer. After facing the fact that she was raped, Melinda begins to recover from the trauma of the event.
What is the conflict in speak?
Melinda’s primary internal conflict is over whether or not to tell anyone that she was raped by one of the older students at her school. On the night that the attack occurs, Melinda dials 911 from a phone at the party, but finds herself unable to speak to the dispatcher and explain what has happened.
Who is Melinda’s lab partner?
Like Ivy, David Petrakis becomes an ally of Melinda’s, after beginning the year as her biology lab partner.
Where does Melinda go on her bike ride?
Melinda finds herself riding out to Rodgers farm, the site of Kyle Rodgers’s end-of-summer party. She finds the place where she was raped. She gets down on the ground and is scared.
Who is the IT Melinda refers to?
Add Yours. Answered by jill d #170087 4 years ago 11:09 AM. It is Andy Evans, Melinda’s rapist. She calls him IT or Andy Beast in order to separate herself from who he is and what he did.
Who is the antagonist in speak?
Andy Evans is the antagonist in Speak. He is a narcissistic senior in high school who is used to getting his way, either through charm or by force. After raping Melinda at a summer party, he continues to antagonize her throughout the novel, showing his inability to empathize with others.
Why does Melinda faint in biology?
Frog dissection begins in biology. Melinda is in charge of making the first slice down the frog’s abdomen and as she does so, she has a flashback to the night of her attack, causing her to faint.