Speak By: Laurie Halse Anderson
The Story Speak is about a 15 year old Freshman girl named Melinda. Melinda and her best friend Rachelle go to a party where they begin to drink and eventually get drunk. Melinda goes outside in the yard where she is rapped underneath a tree by an upper classman named Andy Evans. After Andy stops and gets away from her she immediately runs inside and calls the police. Melinda, hearing the sirens; runs out the from the back home. No one knows that Melinda was rapped and she doesn't tell anyone. People and her friends now bully Melinda in school about how she called the police and got everyone in trouble. She than comes out with the truth to her ex-best friend Rachelle to warn her about her new boyfriend; Andy, who rapped Melinda.
At the end of the story Andy Evans traps Melinda in a school closest were he begins to attack and attempts to rape her again. Melinda stops Andy by putting a piece of broken class to his throat. Andy Evans is than caught and arrested for what he did to Melinda. After that movement everything begins to get better for her. The bullying stops and some of her friends begin to talk to her again.
"Its like living in an MTV video" stated by Melinda about her life. Melinda has become a symbol to many people including teens. What Melinda did makes her a hero to many people with similar situations. When Melinda is seen by some people it represents them. She was shown people that they have to speak for themselves to fix the things that has happen to them.
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