Melinda’s character seems to take a sudden shift as she enters high school. Her bedroom before is described as being “a baby room”, with pink everything and stuffed rabbits everywhere. However, Melinda mentions multiple times how the room no longer fits her personality and how she would like to redecorate it. Melinda does not like to wear skirts. On her first day of school, she says, “I have seven new notebooks, a skirt I hate, and a stomachache”. However, Melinda does seem to really enjoy art. Throughout the book, she uses her art class and teacher, Mr. Freedman, as an emotional outlet. She even says that “art follows lunch, like dream follows nightmare”.
Her relationships in the book seem to be lacking emotional connection. She is indifferent
Her relationships in the book seem to be lacking emotional connection. She is indifferent