Is Melinda a realistic character? Yes i think she is, because high school girls all over the world are bullied and it hurts you even if you don’t notice it. The sad thing is that it pushes people to suicide or irrational behavior. Now if you in Melinda’s position of being a rape victim it would be very traumatizing and hard. “A scream starts in my gut-I can feel the cut, smell the dirt, leaves in my hair”. A quote from speak, that is so simple yet has so much depth. It was so traumatizing that she couldn't even talk about it hardly even think about. Seeing the beast in public or at school would be so scary for her that she couldn't talk or even move, frozen with fear. Melinda is a very realistic character because i think most girls would react
