Laurie Halse Anderson

overall, courage could have some positive impacts throughout life. Anne frank from the book Diary of Anne Frank, is one example of a positive courageous person. Another example of a person showing courage is Melinda from the book Speak By: Laurie Halse Anderson Anne Frank is a courageous young lady that lived during the time Hitler was executing the Jews in the concentration camps. One quote that stuck out to me about Anne Frank was, “You could not do this and you could not do that. They forced…

owned slaves. Slaves faced hardships and pain being a piece of living property, often being horribly mistreated. However, rarely is there a perspective with a inside view of the owners of the slaves and why they treat the slaves like so. In Laurie Halse Anderson’s novel Chains, a historical fiction story, Isabel, a bright young girl is owned by Master Lockton and Madam Lockton; a cruel, harsh owner that works Isabel and hits her for sometimes no reason at all. Readers would often take a…

is based on two youthful groups, the Greasers, and the Socials (also known as the Socs.) This novel contains violence, humor, and passion, intelligence, and action. Another well-known book is Speak. Speak is a young adult novel written by Laurie Halse Anderson. It tells us the story of a high school student named Melinda Sordino who gains strength to overcome her past and the incidents that occurred in her life. Both novels present the characters as outsiders, or an outcast, meaning excluded…

Fever 1793 || Fiction Laurie Halse Anderson Why do you think the author chose the title he/she did? Analyze its deeper meaning. If it is an obvious title, rename it something more symbolic and explain your rationale. The book “Fever 1793” is written by Laurie Halse Anderson. Anderson chose “Fever 1793” as the title because it told us the story through a girl called Matilda. Matilda is constantly struggling through the deadly epidemic; Yellow fever. When Matilda was invited to a tea party, her…

Social Injustice has been going on for several years and some say it is only getting worse. It can make a big impact on one’s feelings and can cause them to feel humiliated for who they are. In the book If You Come Softly, a character named Jeremiah continuously felt pessimistic because of how people were treating him due to his skin color. People constantly treated him differently than everyone else because he did not look the same as the rest. In the books, Sarah’s Key and Chains social…

How does one change when their best friend, the one person that they can rely on, suddenly becomes withdrawn, depressed, and that kid who skips school? One answer can be seen in Rachel’s reaction in Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. In this book the main character is Melinda who is raped by Andy Evans at a party. Melinda called the police on the party, but won’t tell anyone why. As a result, everyone hates Melinda, which doesn’t help her recovery from post-traumatic stress disorder. In the end,…

The Impossible Knife of Memory was too pedestrian for a college-level course. Laurie Halse Anderson, should have focused more on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and how it affects families and friends both in the military and those who have experienced domestic violence. Firstly, PTSD in Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary defines it as a psychological reaction occurring after experiencing stressful occurrences (i.e. martial combat), we have our first clear glimpse of what caused Andy…

To get it out of the way, Wintergirls, is one of the most depressing book to be written; most, if not all, of its scenes revolve around a detrimental health, both physically and psychologically. Throughout this whole book, it’s extremely depressing and it’s horrible; not that the book is horrible, but it’s effects upon reading it are horrible to realize. Lia is the main character in Wintergirls and she is extremely toxic to herself; Lia is also anorexic, which is why she’s extremely toxic.…

her were unnecessary. Later on in the story she looks back and realizes how much she has taken for granted. Another example of the theme would be when grandfather died. In that moment Mattie Cook realized how important memories are. Laurie Halse Anderson has Mattie think, “There could be no running from this…” (). This is a fitting quote because in Mattie’s life she likes to hide from her responsibilities. After losing everyone around her she…

more? What things could she have changed in Nightshade to prevent the banning? Andrea Cremer did an interview and stated that her book had been banned before it was ever released. Due to a parent reading her blog about Andreas’ support of Laurie Halse Andersons book Speak. The parent challenged the book because of that and the mention of Sexuality and witches…