RAINN states online that “sexaul violcenc can have a psychological, emotional and physical effect on a survivor” (RAINN). Throughout the story Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson describes how a sexaul assult accident can impact one's daily life dramatically in many ways. The novel Speak, is a story of Melinda Sordino who was ferociously raped over the summer at an upperclassmen party and after the incident she calls the police for help and they arrive to find only a highschool party with illegal substances. Since no one knows about Melinda’s night, a majority of students who attend Merryweather High School in New York thinks she got everyone caught. In conclusion, Melinda loses connections with everyone which makes her feel like an outcast. Laurie…
To speak means to express oneself, or to convey thoughts, opinions, or emotions orally(Free). Without the ability to speak, one may be lost, and feel alone; however, some may not be able to speak because of fright and distress. In the book Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson, Melinda never understood how to speak her mind after the incident at the party. Melinda was never the same, and she felt alone. Rape can lead to a loss of words, emotions, and a disheartening loss of relationships, which causes depression, stress and confusion for the victim.…
The first way Melinda shows lack of courage was at the beginning of the book, when Heather made her go to the basketball pep rally. Heather introduced her to some new people and after they took a seat somewhere in the middle. Turns out the people behind them remembers Melinda from that party in the summer where she called the cops and ran. "My brother…
In the book, “Speak” by, Laurie Halse Anderson, we are taken on a journey through the life of a young girl, named Melinda Sordino. We quickly learn that Melinda is a rape survivor that becomes mute after encountering sexual violence at a party during summer break, right before the start of her freshman year of high school. Melinda carries the burden of this secret with her in shame and in silence, from the hallways of her school to the doors of her home; internally isolating herself from everyone.…
In the novel 'Talking In Whispers' by James Watson, it is about a teenager trying to get his own life back in a world where people are deceiving and unfair. It is an exciting and uncompromising political thriller, that voices out things about certain parts of the world dealing with human rights in an everyday crisis. In this analysis, I have analyzed several fractured narratives in the novel. Andres is the main character in the novel - and is someone that the writer wants to sympathize. Therefore, the writer used a fractured narrative so that he could create tension and sympathy in his novel.…
Norman Vincent Peale once said "Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them, you will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have." In the book Speak, Melinda a young girl just beginning her first year of high school has some obstacles from her past, destroying her future. Melinda was faced with the unfortunate affects of being sexually abused and it holds her back. Melinda goes through many different stages before all of the pain goes away. Melinda's greatest obstacle is growing as a person; throughout the book she overcomes this by developing socially, academically, and emotionally.…
“Your actions speak louder than words” explains how what you physically do affects someone more than what you actually say. On the other hand what you say can have different meanings, and what you do can change the way you’re stating something. Furthermore, the quote is similar to “Abuela events a zero”, explaining how Constancia promises her mother she’ll show her Abuela respect, but instead her actions show the opposite. The theme of the story, is respect or treat others the way you want to be treated.…
Bertha Martin the speaking I talked about the sight of seeing women free to do whatever they want and trying to expressing a feeling. Switching the speaking I from Bertha Martin to the narrator he tells us how Martin was from a respectful and well trained home and how her life was when her actions were not her own. Bertha martin followed instructions, was quite, kept to herself and never acted in her own interest and also kept doing the same thing day after day. She lived a comfortable life and didn’t have to worry or struggle from anything which made her feel depressed and worthless.…
This quote is another development of character. This is developing Teresa’s character. It is showing how little trust that the group has in Teresa because of how much she lies to the others.…
The narrator, similar to the woman, highlights Helene’s insecurities. The narrator makes Helene hesitant to ask the women where the restroom was, this shows that she felt a lack of confidence with in herself. Helene’s hesitant action is evidence of the narrator’s diction. The narrator uses confusion and another character to foil Helene to see the truth of…
After creating the research topic, there were many questions that were unanswered. The main research question was: how does the emotional or structural tones and lasting outcome of an individual's racial narrative identity involving the meaning of self ? The reason this study is important to the field of personality is because it can ultimately lead research in the direction of finding out more information on race and how it affects the narrative identity of an individual. This information could also lead to a whole new understanding of a person’s personality and why the person acts a certain way. The basis of this study is collecting evidence of whether or not the meaning of race can be processed narratively.…
Once an individual speaks or tells a story, that story cannot untold. Once seen it cannot be unseen. If someone tells a story, someone else will hear it, and that person will tell that story to some else. In Susan Griffin’s Our Secret, the theme that is recurring is that we are just a cog in the greater machine of society.…
This quotation is a description of what type of person Marjorie can be assumed as being, and not only that, but lets the reader know who the victim is going to…
Writing is one of the many ways people try to understand their identity. In the book, The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts, by Maxine Hong Kingston, she reveals that voice, through the use of talk-stories and her words, allows her the freedom to own the independence needed to reach a closer understanding of her own identity. Talk-stories, defined by Jenessa Job in “The Woman Warrior: A Question of Genre,” are “…verbally relayed stories based upon Chinese myth and fact” (83). Kingston uses talk-story to retell her aunt, No Name Woman, and her mother, Brave Orchid’s, stories. As well, she talk-stories her life, to give readers a better understanding of her identity as an American-Chinese woman.…
certain things more than others. An example would be in English language no matter whom we talk to, we use “you” to everyone. In my language Nepali, we use different words for different person according to their age. For example, I feel respectful towards talking to someone older than me in my native language, but while I’m talk to the same person in English I’m more relaxed and laid back. The article concluded that it is the habit that’s responsible from having different experience while talking in different language.…