Communication In Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak
Communication Communication is the way we express our feelings and show our thoughts. It is a major part of our day to day lives. In Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, Melinda goes through a rape at a party at the beginning of summer. She was raped by Andy Evens and called the cops on the party to tell them that she had been raped. Everyone got in trouble at the party and now blame her for what happened. She does not want to tell anyone what actually happened to her at the party and doesn't really want to talk to anyone about that night . Melinda can’t seem to communicate with other people she try’s many different ways to get her thought’s across and rarely speaks. Throughout the book Melinda uses notes, art that expresses herself and physical injuries to communicate her problems with other people.
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Art class is the only class she feels safe in she has no enemy’s and actually wants to learn what is beefing taught. Mr. Freeman is Melinda’s favorite teacher, he is the only teacher that doesn't have to stick to a lesson plan he plays by his own rules. After Melinda’s egregious thanksgiving she brings some turkey bones into class to make whatever she can think of she has a hard time at first but accomplishes something,”Mr. Freeman taps his chin. He looks way too serious to be an art teacher. he's making me nervous Mr. Freeman “This has to mean, Pain.” (88) Melinda's thanksgiving was terrible it was boring and full of terrible experiences. She is expressing her feelings of thanksgiving her art. Mr. Freeman can clearly see that there is a pain in the art and he is trying to understand as you can tell as it describes him tapping his chin. Mr. Freeman sees the pain it represents Melinda’s terrible experience over thanksgiving and also what she had been going through all year. She is communicating to Mr. Freeman through her art about the pain she is going
Art class is the only class she feels safe in she has no enemy’s and actually wants to learn what is beefing taught. Mr. Freeman is Melinda’s favorite teacher, he is the only teacher that doesn't have to stick to a lesson plan he plays by his own rules. After Melinda’s egregious thanksgiving she brings some turkey bones into class to make whatever she can think of she has a hard time at first but accomplishes something,”Mr. Freeman taps his chin. He looks way too serious to be an art teacher. he's making me nervous Mr. Freeman “This has to mean, Pain.” (88) Melinda's thanksgiving was terrible it was boring and full of terrible experiences. She is expressing her feelings of thanksgiving her art. Mr. Freeman can clearly see that there is a pain in the art and he is trying to understand as you can tell as it describes him tapping his chin. Mr. Freeman sees the pain it represents Melinda’s terrible experience over thanksgiving and also what she had been going through all year. She is communicating to Mr. Freeman through her art about the pain she is going