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What David tells Melinda?
After Melinda serves her suspension, David writes her a note sympathizing with her situation. They talk it over by her locker. He tells her that while she should not have been punished, she was wrong in that she was standing up for silence. He tells her that being silent lets the bad guys win.
Who does Melinda tell her secret?
Melinda writes to Rachel that she was raped. Rachel wants to know why Melinda never confided in her. Melinda writes that she has kept the secret until this moment. When Rachel asks who raped Melinda, Melinda tells her it was Andy.
Who does Melinda eventually tell her whole story to?
Mr. Freeman
It also includes “symbolic speech” – such as writing, art, and other media. For example, at the end of Speak, Melinda finally draws a tree that expresses her emotions. At the very, very end, Melinda is about to tell Mr. Freeman, her art teacher, her story.
What topic does Melinda choose for this topic is appropriate for Melinda What is ironic about her choice of topic?
Melinda chooses the suffragettes for her project. This topic is appropriate for Melinda because the suffragettes spoke up and fought for women’s rights. Melinda’s refusal to orally deliver her report in class is ironic because the suffragettes spoke up in order to make a stand yet Melinda refuses to speak.
Why does Melinda look up to David?
It is through Melinda admiring David that she understands that her quest and desire to “speak” is not something that is in vain. Rather, it is significant because it represents a stage in emotional and psychological maturation and development.
What is Melinda’s secret in speak?
The summer before starting high school, she was raped by a senior student, Andy Evans. Due to her trauma and inability to tell anyone about what happened, Melinda spirals into a dark depression; loses her ability to speak with ease; and can express her pain only through physical acts, such as biting her lips and nails.
How does this make Melinda feel?
How does this make Melinda feel? It makes her feel like she can fly. How is Melinda’s mood changing? She is becoming her normal self again and is getting happier.
What does Melinda realize in the end?
Thus, Melinda’s final iteration of the tree is the one that fully represents her: she has suffered, but she has not stopped growing. Through completion of the tree, and her decision to share her story with Mr. Freeman, Melinda is finally free of her own demons and able to appreciate her life again.
What happens to Melinda in the book Speak?
Once bright and happy, she is now depressed, withdrawn, and no longer takes care of herself. Her teachers and parents are frustrated with her, and she is bullied and isolated by her peers and former friends.
Who is Mr Freeman in the book Melinda?
Mr. Freeman Character Analysis. Melinda’s free-spirited, kind, warm art teacher, Mr. Freeman is the only adult whom Melinda respects or trusts. He tells his students to use art to express their emotions, and helps Melinda to once again find her voice by forcing her to focus on a single subject—a tree—over the entire year.
Why does the mother go to work in Melinda?
The mother goes to work because of some crisis at the store. Melinda and her father eat pizza. Melinda ends up using the turkey bones for an art project. Describe the art project Melinda creates from turkey bones. Why does she do this? How do Mr. Freeman and Ivy react?
What does Melinda reveal about the preceding summer?
What does Melinda reveal about the preceding summer? Melinda reveals that she went to a party during the summer and she called the cops. Some people got arrested. Explain the paradox of the cheerleaders as Melinda views them. Melinda described the cheerleaders by saying they get whatever they want whenever the want it.