Emerson. Emerson is saying that if you stay yourself after all the peer pressure that surrounds you‚ it is a big accomplishment. He is saying to not go with the flow‚ but to stand out as you. I agree with this critical lens. The novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson and the graphic novel Maus by Art Spiegelman illustrate the critical lens. Speak is about how the main character‚ Melinda‚ is trying to find her identity and trying to be herself. The book Maus is about the Holocaust‚ which was caused by one
Premium Jews Ralph Waldo Emerson Nazi Germany
and exciting experience. The novel Speak is about a social outcast named Melinda and her struggles to fit in in high school. She doesn’t have any true friends because no one stays around long enough to hear her story. The book is written by Laurie Halse Anderson. Throughout the novel Melinda shows her emotional discomfort through actions instead of speaking out. In the end she speaks up for herself and she finds a happier state of being. In the beginning of the novel Melinda enters high school
Premium Laurie Halse Anderson Speak Debut albums
really wants to hear what you have to say” (Anderson 9). All of her thoughts are trapped inside of her because she has no one to talk to and she refuses to tell anyone what happened to her. Throughout the novel‚ she has an internal battle with herself. She wanted to tell someone because the truth was eating her up‚ but she couldn’t bring herself to do it. “I should probably tell someone‚ just tell someone. Get it over with. Let it out‚ blurt it out” (Anderson 99). When Andy Evans attacked her again on
Premium Laurie Halse Anderson Speak Speak
thirteen tapes each for thirteen different reasons why Hannah kills herself. In these books you will explore the vivid imagery of authors Jay Asher and Laurie Halse Anderson. Also‚ we will dive into the creative and maybe not so creative points of view of the authors. In the book Twisted there defiantly is a twisted image. Throughout the book Anderson provides extensive details the make the book feel real. But what is imagery? Imagery is when you’re reading the book and in your mind you can hear the
Premium First-person narrative Laurie Halse Anderson Mind
Mackenzie Calderon Miss Bone English 2 Period 2 14 December 2012 English Literature Data Sheet Quarter 2: Speak Summary & Theme: The book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson is about an incoming freshman named Melinda Sordino. She’s riding the bus to school but she doesn’t have any friends to sit with. While she’s looking over the crowd of kids on the bus she spots her ex best friend‚ Rachel‚ but even she mouths “I hate you.” After Melinda attends her first few classes she already hates high
Premium Laurie Halse Anderson Speak Catalyst
Remembering #9 I absolutely love how Laurie Halse Anderson is able to easily put herself into the mind-set of a teenager and write in a way that we are able to relate too. Melinda’s words and actions actually sound like something a teen would say or do. Too many times I have been forced to read a book that I am not able to relate to or make connection with in my own life. Contemporary literature‚ like Speak is a lot easier to for high school students to understand and apply. This is one of the many
Premium Writing High school Paper
“Speak”‚ by Laurie Halse Anderson characterizes of Joyce and Jack Sordino being neglectful and incompliant for parenting towards their daughter‚ Melinda Sordino. Essentially to start Anderson portrays Melindas parents as two different personalities. Joyce (Melindas mom) as the hardworking manager at Efferrs‚ a clothing store. Giving off that shes a practical yet busy woman who struggles to balance home and career. On the other hand‚ Jack (Melindas dad) sells insurance whom Melindas thinks is too
Premium Laurie Halse Anderson Speak Parent
Compare and contrast mini essay The novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson and the poem Alone by Maya Angelou are very similar but different in some ways. The novel Speak is about a young girl named Melinda who is raped at a party the summer before she starts high school. Throughout the book Melinda is afraid to speak of the incident and becomes silent and speaks to no one. The book is about Melinda finding herself and overcoming the fear and learning to speak out. Throughout the book Melinda
Premium Laurie Halse Anderson Speak Maya Angelou
people who go through a crisis have trouble speaking so they have to find another way to speak. In this case it is drawing art it how she will speak instead of actually talking.As Mr.Freeman said. “You’re on fire Melinda‚ I can see it in your eyes”(Anderson 61). This shows that he really does care and he can see that see is really expressing herself through pictures. No one else has seen it that’s why he gets along with him so long . This is what she wishes could say or everyone could see what happened
Premium Laurie Halse Anderson Speak Happiness
Gabriella Rodriguez “Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson Summer Reading Assignment 1. Pg. 11 “Her eyes meet mine for a second. I hate you!” | Melinda and Rachel have been best friends since kindergarten. That hurts considering how close their friendship is. Melinda never returns Rachel’s hatred. | 2. Melinda Sordino | Melinda is very bright‚ but her vision is sometimes clouded by her suffering. She is 14 years old and has to deal with the memory of being raped at the end of the summer
Premium Laurie Halse Anderson Speak Catalyst