In the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson talks about a Young girl by the name of Melinda Sordino a freshman a high school. Over the summer she is raped and goes through a whole year of silence with no friends and talking about her sexual assault. “It’s easer not to say anything. Shut your trap, button your lip, can it. All the crap you hear on TV about communication and expressing feelings is a lie. Nobody really want to hear what you have to say” (pg.9). Melinda feels like it’s easier to stay quiet about her rape because she once she finally tell someone they won’t really care. Silence seems like a better solution to a problem to people because they believe expression their emotions or telling the truth will get you nowhere. Rape is serious