Character Analysis Of Melinda In 'Be The Tree' By Laurie Halse Anderson

Even though, Melinda deals with a lot of hardships, she also has moments when life feels like its getting better. One of the moments where Melinda changes is when she grows her relationship with Mr. Freeman. Mr. Freeman helps her when he told Melinda, “Nothing is perfect. Flaws are interesting. Be the tree” (Anderson 153). Her relationship with Mr. Freeman really affects Melinda because he’s constantly telling her she’s doing her project really well and that he’s always there to listen if she wants to talk. As well, just like flaws or the tree project are interesting Melinda flaws are interesting, and nobody’s perfect. His words of encouragement are exactly what Melinda needs when she feels all alone... The biggest part where Melinda experiences