Sexual assault is a crime of any type of forced or coerced sexual contact or behavior that happens without consent. Melinda Sordino busted a party by calling the police at the end-of-summer party. Everyone hates her for it, however not everyone knows Melinda side of the story. As she attends her first day at MerryWeather, she feels the guilt from her ex-best friend Rachel Bruin. Melinda really wants to tell Rachel what really happens but her fears stop her. Melinda isn’t the only one as there are countless victims who keep their mouth shut because of fear. Since it’s a common aspect of life it is illustrated in many narrative. One example is Laurie Halse Anderson’s “Speak”. In “Speak” Anderson demonstrates that the fear of retribution, guilt
