Essays Tagged: "Melinda Sordino"
Speak Up! An Analysis for "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
characters and theme create an intense and emotional novel for anybody to read.The main character, Melinda Sordino, is shown to be isolated and disliked as she enters high school. She narrates that s ... s or family about it.By keeping her secret about being raped from everyone, this created a flaw for Melinda. It shows that she is confused, reticent, and humiliated. She talks about wanting to have he ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Speak (by Laurie Halse Anderson) Chapter 1: main character description and opinions on story and character.
Melinda is a very unique student, who has to live her high school years alone. Her old friends stopp ... life. Her situation and position in her social life brings about a period of loneliness and sorrow.Melinda's loneliness forces her to deal with life's obstacles alone while enduring a feeling of isol ... n the story that give clues about her social status. Mr. Neck, a teacher at the high school, treats Melinda as a trouble maker because of a misunderstood first impression. First impressions are always ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Depression in Melinda
MacVittie 1Katie MacVittieMrs. HolthausEnglish I Honors31 January 2013Melinda's Experience with SADMost people know about depression, a serious medical illness where huma ... is diagnosed more in females than males. In Laurie Halse Anderson's novel Speak, the main character Melinda Sordino experiences SAD. The readers can observe and relate Melinda's behavior in fall, wint ... elinda's behavior in fall, winter, and spring to the symptoms and complications of SAD.In the fall, Melinda's depression forms and then progresses as she experiences many symptoms of SAD such as overs ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American