Melinda’s role in this story was surely to be the sorrowful character. Melinda was easily brought down from the simplest of things and was slowly getting worse. She has moments in the story with characters in the story that set her to survive through the psychopathy that is her life. Mr. Freeman was easily the biggest help in keeping her from running away from herself. Mr. Freeman is the character who helps Melinda find her “voice” because, he inspires Melinda to grow to her fullest potential and is there for her when she needs it most. Throughout the story Mr. Freeman shows Melinda how to handle herself without him even knowing it. When Mr. Freeman first meets Melinda he tells her(Pg. 10), “Welcome to the only class that will teach you how
