Laurie Halse Anderson

get treatment (Eating Disorder Statistics). For individuals it is really hard to search for some help and they might not want to be normal again. “Who wants to recover? It took me years to get that tiny. I wasn’t sick. I was strong,” said Laurie Halse Anderson, author of “Wintergirls”. Anorexics think that they are really fat, but actually they are dangerously thin. Anorexia is an emotional eating disorder when a person refuses to eat properly and he wants to starve himself because he feels…

I chose to create a floor plan of Melinda’s bedroom because she was the main character, and I felt that the setting was an important part of the book. Although the author of Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson, didn’t give readers a complete description of what Melinda’s bedroom looked like, I made some mental pictures of what I thought her bedroom and some of the decorations looked like. Melinda was described as a very creative girl who was very artistic. Her best grade on her report card was in art…

In the historical fiction novel, “Forge,” by Laurie Halse Anderson, tells the story of Curzon Smith, a runaway slave who enlists in the rebellion against the British during the American Revolution. It is a sequel to “Chains” where “Forge” begins after Curzon has been deserted by Isabel, a friend whom of which had freed him from imprisonment at the end of the previous novel. Along the arduous journey, the protagonist faces “ignorance, mistrust, and greed” including the conditions that come along…

The stigma that surrounds mental illness can he heavily influenced by how mental illnesses are portrayed in books and films. Although some texts are able to accurately portray the affect a mental illness can have on a person’s life, there are some texts that romanticise and inaccurately depict mental illnesses such as depression, anorexia, bulimia, bipolar, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. This can have a damaging effect on how mental illnesses are viewed in society. In turn, this can…

In ‘Ashes’ by Laurie Halse Anderson, one of the main characters, Curzon changes dramatically throughout the story. In the beginning of ‘Ashes’ Curzon is a bright young man who has gone through lots of hardship but still manages to stay positive. Curzon knows how to protect himself but he will never let anything happen to his loving friend Isabelle. In the beginning, Cuzon, Isabelle, her sister Ruth, and another boy Aberdeen whom Ruth has known for most of her childhood. As they trudge through…

In Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak, Melinda, the protagonist, is profoundly impacted by sexual assault she experienced while at a party. Because of this scarring rape, Melinda is lonesome and depressed throughout freshman year, which was detrimental to her recovery. Ditched by her friends and having no one to help her release pain, Melinda concealed all her true emotions. However, as the novel progresses, major development and confidence begins to appear through Melinda as she begins to recognize…

“The bruises are vivid, but they will fade”(198). In the story Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, the main character Melinda has many bruises all over that were caused by many different turning points in her life. It takes her a long time to figure out that these bruises that she has will fade with time and do not have to stay there forever. Melinda really doesn’t know how to deal with these turning points which causes her first year of high school to really stink and be an awful experience.…

Have you ever read a story about a slave who stands up to her owner? If not, Laurie Halse Anderson’s award winning novel “Chains” is a good read for you. Isabel and her sister Ruth are young slaves during the American Revolutionary War. They are denied their right to freedom promised in a will, after their owner dies. Ruth gets taken away and sent to Charleston. Isabel struggles to gain freedom and find her sister Ruth. Isabel’s altruism, bravery and cleverness enables her to escape her new…

Elizabeth Evanchick Period 3 December 11, 2016 Do you know that in the book Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson that slaves were treated was in a very cruel and harsh way? None of the slaves were treated like actual people. To any non African American person, they were the people they could boss around and do whatever. Also, slavery caused many incidents in our history. For example, people having slaves is what triggered the Civil War. In addition, the Revolutionary War was the first war to try…

In the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, Melinda’s family dynamic is much different than other families. They have a relationship like no other. With her mom, they interact, it’s just not always for good reason. When it comes to her dad, there is barely any communication. But, when her parents are together, they make Melinda somewhat afraid to rely on them for anything. Melinda and her parents share an unstable relationship which devolves before it turns into the good relationships at the end…