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Speak By Laurie Halse Anderson Character Analysis
Melinda Sordino, the antagonist and narrator of the novel Speak written by Laurie Halse Anderson, is faced with isolation because of the
trauma she experiences with her rape, the fact that her rapist attends her school, and because she is shunned by all of her peers. The summer
before her ninth grade year, Melinda and her friends attend a high school party. She is raped at the party by a senior named Andy Evans, and
immediately after she called the police. Before the cops arrived and busted the party Melinda left, causing everyone to believe Melinda was
trying to get everyone in trouble.
On the first day of school everyone Melinda had no friends; she was seen as a snitch and untrustworthy. Because of emotional trauma she faced
regarding her...show more content...
The man faced isolation because of the remote environment in which he is in and also because he isolated himself away from his
imagination. The man is on journey in the Yukon wilderness during middle of the winter. London describes the setting as colorless and white,
and that "there was no sun, not even a hint of sun" in the sky. The man is isolated from any color, sun, and civilization. The man is not only in
an isolated environment, but he also had isolated himself away from his imagination. He wasn't able to picture anything going wrong during his
journey and ignored the warnings of other experienced travelers, saying that conditions were too cold to travel in alone. During his trip he can't
imagine the consequences that he will face because of the extremely cold weather. For example, he wasn't properly dressed for the conditions he
was in, and he couldn't imagine how long the trip would actually take. In the man's situation, his form of isolation had a negative impact on his
life and was cause of his death. The man's isolation was caused by behavioral differences because he made his own decisions, and chose to be in
a situation where he was faced with isolation. I think that this situation could happen in the 21st century, but isn't as likely as would have been in
the past. If this was to happen today, the man would probably just have driven to his desired location or would have called a friend for
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Speak By Laurie Halse Anderson Character Analysis

  • 1. Speak By Laurie Halse Anderson Character Analysis Melinda Sordino, the antagonist and narrator of the novel Speak written by Laurie Halse Anderson, is faced with isolation because of the trauma she experiences with her rape, the fact that her rapist attends her school, and because she is shunned by all of her peers. The summer before her ninth grade year, Melinda and her friends attend a high school party. She is raped at the party by a senior named Andy Evans, and immediately after she called the police. Before the cops arrived and busted the party Melinda left, causing everyone to believe Melinda was trying to get everyone in trouble. On the first day of school everyone Melinda had no friends; she was seen as a snitch and untrustworthy. Because of emotional trauma she faced regarding her...show more content... The man faced isolation because of the remote environment in which he is in and also because he isolated himself away from his imagination. The man is on journey in the Yukon wilderness during middle of the winter. London describes the setting as colorless and white, and that "there was no sun, not even a hint of sun" in the sky. The man is isolated from any color, sun, and civilization. The man is not only in an isolated environment, but he also had isolated himself away from his imagination. He wasn't able to picture anything going wrong during his journey and ignored the warnings of other experienced travelers, saying that conditions were too cold to travel in alone. During his trip he can't imagine the consequences that he will face because of the extremely cold weather. For example, he wasn't properly dressed for the conditions he was in, and he couldn't imagine how long the trip would actually take. In the man's situation, his form of isolation had a negative impact on his life and was cause of his death. The man's isolation was caused by behavioral differences because he made his own decisions, and chose to be in a situation where he was faced with isolation. I think that this situation could happen in the 21st century, but isn't as likely as would have been in the past. If this was to happen today, the man would probably just have driven to his desired location or would have called a friend for Get more content on HelpWriting.net