Analysis Of Melinda Sordino

Theme/ Character Melinda Sordino Is a upcoming sophomore attending Merryweather High School in Syracuse, New York. Melinda is in much pain and very unhappy, considering she is a victim of a terrifying rape. Her nine grade year is basically ruined because she is trying to realize what happen to her. She refuses to speak and dis-obeys in interesting ways to try to find a meaning to her own existence and to avoid the pain she is going through. It seems she has good potential, she later realizes that life is what you make it. Melinda's parents are going through a tough time also, it adds on to Melindas unhappiness. When she eventually is able to overcome the fear , she then helps her parents overcome theirs as well. At the beginning …show more content…
After melinda calls the cops and the party gets busted. from that point on Rachel does talk to her an makes melinda an outcast. Later she discovers the truth an finds her way back to her friendship. Gret-Ingrid is the name Melinda gives to rachel’s, exchange- student best friend who looks like a Swedish supermodel. She and Rachel become obsessed with Andy Evans at the same time. Despite Melinda dislike of greta-ingrid, she feels obliged to warn both her and Rachel about the danger of Andy Evans. In the beginning of the year melinda finds herself a friend.”Heather From Ohio” she is a new girl who befriend melinda and basically uses melinda when she needs her talents to become more popular among a clique who is known as the Marthas. Ivy is another one of melinda's friends she also stopped talking to her for awhile , she then realizes in art melinda is suffering great pain. She later comes to melinda and gives her unspoken …show more content…
She is very similar to melinda she has to find her own way to have satisfaction with her life. “Principal Principal”, it obvious it melinda nickname for the principal of her school. He is really nobody he doesn't interact with any students and doesn't get a lot of respect. The guidance counselor …. It would have been more helpful to melinda if she even had a clue of her symptoms, she wasn't as bad as she seems, she kept in contact with melinda's parents and even suggests rewards when Melinda stops skipping school. But let's be honest: she basically fails at her job. She has a bad lack of speaking …..and she is a counselor. She never even considered plunged grades, lack of speech, and bloody, bitten lips are reactions to a serious