The novel Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson, mainly describes about Melinda's trial in her high school. Before Melinda's first year of her high school, she went to the party with her friends. At the party, she drinks three beers because of her excitement even though she barely had any experience with alcohol. Andy Evans who is a senior boy approaches to Melinda and rape her. After the rape, Melinda quickly calls the police, but she cannot tell what happen to her. Other students think Melinda is being such a jerk who is trying to make people to get in a trouble. Therefore, she completely gets isolated from her friends and other students. The author of this book demonstrates Melinda's depression and overcoming her ordeal by usage of symbolism for
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In a chapter called germination, Melinda observes that “ What seeds need to germinate” (Anderson 125). In order to the seeds to germinate, requires certain condition. The condition is that seeds need some period of time staying in a low temperature, no or little vegetation cover and limiting a competition with existing plants. After suffering a difficult time to deal with those problems, the seeds can finally germinate. This situation is really similar to Melinda's situation. After she struggle to deal with consequences of getting rape, she eventually triumph over her ordeal and do better in her high school life.
IT happened. There is no avoiding it, no forgetting. No running away, or flying, or burying, or hiding. Andy Evans raped me in August when I was drunk and too young to know what was happening. It wasn't my fault. He hurt me. It wasn't my fault. And I am not going to let it kill me. I can grow. (Anderson 198)
Melinda did suffered in moment of realization. She acknowledges that there is no way to go away with the reality that she got raped. Also, she recognizes it was not her fault and accept the fact that she needs help. Again, this was the process of Melinda to "germinate" and as a result, she seems like she was
In a chapter called germination, Melinda observes that “ What seeds need to germinate” (Anderson 125). In order to the seeds to germinate, requires certain condition. The condition is that seeds need some period of time staying in a low temperature, no or little vegetation cover and limiting a competition with existing plants. After suffering a difficult time to deal with those problems, the seeds can finally germinate. This situation is really similar to Melinda's situation. After she struggle to deal with consequences of getting rape, she eventually triumph over her ordeal and do better in her high school life.
IT happened. There is no avoiding it, no forgetting. No running away, or flying, or burying, or hiding. Andy Evans raped me in August when I was drunk and too young to know what was happening. It wasn't my fault. He hurt me. It wasn't my fault. And I am not going to let it kill me. I can grow. (Anderson 198)
Melinda did suffered in moment of realization. She acknowledges that there is no way to go away with the reality that she got raped. Also, she recognizes it was not her fault and accept the fact that she needs help. Again, this was the process of Melinda to "germinate" and as a result, she seems like she was