Melinda Sordino's Use Of Courage In The Book Speak

In the book speak I have heard many people say that the main character Melinda Sordino shows more fear and resentment than courage in the book speak. In my perspective she was very brave for even putting up and living life after what had happened to her. Many people would become depressed over what had happened or just given up on life itself but not her and Melinda shows courage throughout the book not in any bold extravagant ways but through her own little examples.
In the book when they talk about what happened to her at the party that night she was raped she left the tree shaded area and went back to the house where the party was and called 911 and already that shows courage being able to even try to do something even anything over such a serious thing like rape is so difficult and brace especially for the victim to do. For the victims they feel shame over what happened and they blame themselves and she tried to do something Bantu it but sadly …show more content…
When Andy bursts I to Melindas janitor closet toward the end of the book talking about how she shouldn't have told Rachelle and how he thought she was just jealous and he was going to “give her what she wants” and tried to rape her again she did not take it. She fought back this time and he was caught and Melinda finally was treated like a human being again and this is a big example of courage as