Prior to this, Ivy is in the bathroom with Melinda when they see “Entire conversations scroll down the bathroom stall. It's like a community chat room, a metal newspaper… I start another subject thread on the wall: Guys to Stay Away From. The first entry is the Beast himself: Andy Evans” (Anderson 175). Because there were other messages, Melinda felt brave enough to add on to the stall by writing a warning. She is willing to protect others from her situation because she doesn't want anyone to have to go through what she did. Time goes by without any acknowledgment of the stall until Ivy shows Melinda what has been added: “There's more. Different pens, different handwriting, conversations between some writers, arrows to longer paragraphs. It's better than taking out a billboard. I feel like I can fly” (Anderson 186). Melinda feels uplifted by the similar messages and uses the phrase, “feel like I can fly” to convey positivity. It demonstrates how only one message can lead to much more because it is an inspiration for those wanting to speak up. Both of the selected quotes reveal that one action can result in a chain reaction because one person will express their feelings, then another, and so
Prior to this, Ivy is in the bathroom with Melinda when they see “Entire conversations scroll down the bathroom stall. It's like a community chat room, a metal newspaper… I start another subject thread on the wall: Guys to Stay Away From. The first entry is the Beast himself: Andy Evans” (Anderson 175). Because there were other messages, Melinda felt brave enough to add on to the stall by writing a warning. She is willing to protect others from her situation because she doesn't want anyone to have to go through what she did. Time goes by without any acknowledgment of the stall until Ivy shows Melinda what has been added: “There's more. Different pens, different handwriting, conversations between some writers, arrows to longer paragraphs. It's better than taking out a billboard. I feel like I can fly” (Anderson 186). Melinda feels uplifted by the similar messages and uses the phrase, “feel like I can fly” to convey positivity. It demonstrates how only one message can lead to much more because it is an inspiration for those wanting to speak up. Both of the selected quotes reveal that one action can result in a chain reaction because one person will express their feelings, then another, and so