The book ¨Speak¨ by Laurie Halse Anderson was about a girl named Melinda that was raped at a party during the summer by Andy Evans. Speak has many different themes; Adolescence‚ communication‚ growth‚ female empowerment‚ friendship. But depression was the accurate theme . You see Melinda go through depression and her not speaking up about it. Melinda knows she has depression but wants to forget about. My evidence for this is “the whole point of no talking about it‚ of silencing the memory
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of this is believing a rumor that was spread around school. That is known as ignorance because believing the statement that is told without seeking any evidence is ignorant of the person. In The Fault in Our Stars by John Green and Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson the idea of lack of knowledge and ignorance is represented. This is shown through the analysis of conflict. The Fault in Our Stars relates to Laura Fermi’s idea. This book is about a teenager‚ Hazel Grace‚ whom has cancer. She attends a
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When the war begins‚ Jethro is quite young. He even thinks the war is kind of neat‚ imagining horses‚ trumpets‚ and polished brass buttons. Throughout the book he not only loses that glamorous image‚ but he comes to understand that the war is an unrelenting force that propels him and everyone else forward without mercy. Jethro is hurled from boyhood into manhood‚ as he assumes responsibilities left after his father has a heart attack. He is the only boy in the family not fighting in the war‚ and
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This means that in literature there is often a case where evil wins a battle but it never wins a war. This consensus seems reasonable because most books or movies the characters overcome the evil. This is especially true in the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. Evil may appear to be dominating‚ but in the end‚ good prevails. The major evil that Melinda‚ overcomes is that she has been raped. This is the main conflict of the story. This is a man vs. man conflict. Melinda‚ the main character‚ overcomes
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vomiting. Treatment of yellow fever in the 1700’s included bloodletting‚ herbs‚ other material treatments‚ and also simply doing nothing. In Fever 1793‚ Laurie Halse Anderson alters history‚ but maintains some historical accuracy. The setting of the wharfs is both the same and different from the actual wharfs at that time. In Fever 1793‚ Laurie Halse Anderson alters many historical people‚ places‚ and things. However‚ she also keeps many things the same. For instance‚ in the text it states‚ “The sloop Amelia
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play sports and had a good relationship with her parents and friends‚ but suddenly‚ as she started her first high school year‚ she skips days of school‚ drop her grades and feels completely empty. The tones of fear and relief in Speak‚ by Laurie Halse Anderson reflect an inner growth presented by the main character when she overcomes the challenging and devastating condition of being sexually abused. The foreshadowing presented several times in the story reinforces the mystery and the intrigue in
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Moral Values of Fever 1793 Laurie Halse Anderson states publicly in her book Fever 1793‚ that she does believe in universal moral truths. This is supported by many pieces of evidence from the text. The setting in her text is summer 1793 in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania where Matilda works at her mother’s coffee shop. One morning her mother wakes her to get to work while they wait for their other worker‚ Polly‚ to come into work. On the way downstairs‚ her cat Silas had caught a mouse and left in
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I learned from the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson that friendship is tender and brutal event. When Melinda loses all her friends at a party just before she starts high school due to a grave of misunderstanding‚ she’s forced to reevaluate the nature of friendship. This story teaches me that friendship can change overtime and people can change too. This proves that you should trust no one because one day people can hurt you and let you down without knowing the true part of the story. In
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conquers” in famous novels like “Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson or “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. The evil is considered the major issues brought upon the protagonists by the antagonists (when comparing these two novels)‚ such as the character of Andy Evans in Speak and Bob Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird. However‚ the protagonists always found a way to conquer with the good‚ and will always shine brighter than the evil. In “Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ the evil in this story is Andy Evans
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In the book “Speak”‚ a girl named Melinda Sordino experiences something very terrifying. The author‚ Laurie Halse Anderson‚ describes how Melinda was raped by an upperclassman that goes to the exact same high school as her. As result‚ Melinda is now scarred and mute‚ even though she wants to speak very badly to someone about her assault. Laurie Halse Anderson uses allusions and archetypes to show the difficulties Melinda faces. Such uses in the book are tree‚ cave‚ lightening‚ and for archetypal
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