Heathers

lives. In the novel, Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, many characters experience self-doubt and worry. The most prominent examples of insecurity are the conflicts that Heather, Rachel, and Melinda reveal throughout the novel. In the case of Heather, we see a young girl and the insecurity of finding her place in a new school. Heather is trying to find…

friends weren't there for her when she was attacked. Even Melinda’s best friends hate her for calling the cops, and if her friends were there it would be different. Next, Melinda’s friend Heather asked her for things all the time, for example the posters. Melinda helped with the posters for a friend, and Heather could count on her as a scapegoat when it went bad.…

consequences that could happen when they partake in reckless driving. A nineteen year old girl named Heather was this type of diver. Unfortunately, her trivial text message that could have waited until she got home led to her fatal car accident. In this image, there are two central figures. The first central figure is the wrecked and damaged car, and the other central figure is the picture of Heather. There are two central figures because the creator of the poster wants the viewers to see the…

I had a family to support me, unfortunately I wanted to wait until I finished my tour before I found a wife. That’s the kind of man I am, or use to be, the kind of man that cares about the woman I love before I even met her, now I’m just a freak. HEATHER It’s a bit cloudy today… here in California we don’t get much rain, but today looks hopeful. I’m on my way…

minority to find its place and acceptance in the larger world. Sound and fury is a tale of a family whose members are both; hearing as well as hearing impaired. The main character in the movie is a six years old Heather Artinian, born deaf to parents who are both hearing impaired. Heather 's father,…

“ I rock, thumping my head against the cinder-block wall. A half-forgotten holiday has unveiled every knife that sticks into me, every cut. No Rachel, no Heather, not even a silly, geeky boy who would like the inside girl I think I am” (110) Melinda’s parents have a huge influence on her life throughout the book. Just like all the parents, they can be difficult to work with and unfair but they are still…

she it talking to him, he tries to do it again and she yells at him. "NNNOOO!!!"(Anderson 194). Then he stopped and that was the end of that. Throughout the book many of the people showed courage, but the most were Heather, Rachel and, Melinda. So thanks to Heather being there for Melinda when she needed someone, Rachel is being there when Melinda needed someone to talk to and, Melinda believes in herself when it got hard to. Thanks to all of them that's what kept her…

Pleading for Melinda’s help, ex-friend Heather launches into a story about how much she needs Melinda to decorate prom with her this year. Considering Heather ditched Melinda to be popular, Melinda decides she was done telling lies and says, “No, I won’t help you.” (179) Melinda is now characterized as a girl who speaks her mind, as she stands up to someone who treated her horrifically. Earlier in the novel, Melinda allows Heather to manipulate her, since she was desperate for a friend…

impressed by a woman who can assert herself and not shy away from adversity regardless of the outcome. I am equally impressed by a woman who can use those attributes to champion for the safety and welfare of others who do not. Heather is such a person . . . I first met Heather when I was invited to volunteer for the South End Neighborhood Association. She had been there since its inception and I recall sitting and watching several other members as I am prone to do . . . watch people that is.…

Becky Rimes, Celina Moore, Tristan Reese, and an older woman whom she presumed to be Tristian’s mother. She studied the teens, Hailey and Celina both had short brown hair and braces, and the glimmer in their brown eyes reminded Heather of her wild and reckless days. If Heather hadn’t done her homework, she would've assumed that Becky and Tristan were twins. In the corner of her eye, she could see Kathryn studying their facial features to determine if they were somehow related. She quietly…