Chains‚ a work of historical fiction by Laurie Halse Anderson is about a young slave girl named Isabel living at the time of the American Revolution. She and her younger sister‚ Ruth are living a happy life in Rhode Island with their kind master‚ Miss Mary Finch‚ until she dies and they are turned over to her mean nephew. They are promised their freedom in Miss Mary Finch’s will‚ but do not receive it because nobody respects them enough to check. When they are sold to a Loyalist couple called the
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In the book Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ Isabel is kindhearted.This is shown in chapter 5 when she protects her little sister‚ Ruth‚ from being harmed by Mrs. Lockton. When the sisters arrive to New York City‚ they overhear Madam’s argument with a cargo inspector over having her chest full of underclothes searched. This is a humorous scene‚ but while Isabel knows not to laugh‚ Ruth accidentally laughs. Feeling offended‚ Mrs. Lockton announces‚ “‘Which one of you made that noise’”(33)? Instead
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Speak: Perfectly full of flaws Art has the power to express what words cannot; it describes what one is feeling and thinking. The novel “Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson demonstrates how art can express more than a thousand words. Her artwork is a symbol of how she struggles with finding her herself like she struggles to create the perfect tree. Melinda’s efforts to create the right tree in her art class represent her hardship and her ability to overcome them. Melinda is struggling with hiding
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“Every scar I have makes me who I am” proclaimed an anonymous author. Sometimes people make decisions that will stick with them for forever even if they don’t want it to. In the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ she writes about a teenager named Melinda who goes through a ton of drama over the summer before and during her freshman year. A boy named Andy Evans sees Melinda and comes by her. Andy sees her and stays with her all night. Later through the night he brings her away from everyone else
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bullying. I think Laurie Halse Anderson the author of “Speak” is saying that you shouldn’t sink in peer pressure because Melina was pressured to drink at a party and she ending up getting raped. She is influenced by peer pressure when she goes to a party and she she’s people drinking and she started drinking. (Halse). I experienced peer pressure when i went to a party and people wanted me to drink. When it comes to peer pressure‚ what experience(s) do you and Melinda have in common? (Halse).When it comes
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Remembering #9 I absolutely love how Laurie Halse Anderson is able to easily put herself into the mind-set of a teenager and write in a way that we are able to relate too. Melinda’s words and actions actually sound like something a teen would say or do. Too many times I have been forced to read a book that I am not able to relate to or make connection with in my own life. Contemporary literature‚ like Speak is a lot easier to for high school students to understand and apply. This is one of the many
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Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson is written from Isabel’s point of view in first person‚ which gives many advantages and several disadvantages to the story. An advantage of using this point of view is the reader sees what Isabel is thinking and feeling. “Madam will beat you bloody‚ he’s not your concern‚ it’s not your place. Go back‚ go back before it’s too late” (216) With this point of view‚ the reader is aware of what Isabel is thinking‚ something that would not be possible with another point of
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Mental Illness ‘Speak’ by Laurie Halse Anderson is an novel that explores a girl in high school who is raped at a party and she calls the cops and everyone hates her for it but she tells nobody about what happened which turns her to a very dark place and she ends up in a depressed state. Laurie Halse Anderson said herself "I’ve learned that Speak is not just a book about rape. Speak is a book about depression." Mental illnesses like depression are disorders that affect your behavior‚ mood and the
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Only her art class offers any amenity and “soul”as stated in the novel.Through her work she is finally ready to accept what happened. She was raped by an senior‚ a guy who still attends Merryweather High School and is still a threat to her.Laurie Halse Anderson depicts ‚sexual violence can have psychological‚ emotional‚ and mental effects on a victim. Damage that has been placed can take years of recovering and healing.Situations like these aren’t ones you forget about the next day or in a week.Sexual
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Speak About It Laurie Halse Anderson is no stranger to the world of censorship and book banning; following the debut of her Printz Honor Award wining book‚ Speak. Some may argue that this book is considered explicit‚ but it is considered an awakening for the youth. The fact that the main character is around the adolescent age makes this book a little more relatable to teens. Overall‚ Speak encourages both teens and adults to speak up about their experiences and seek help if necessary. Through Speak
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