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In "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson, the people who were supposed to help Heather decorate for prom end up ditching her, leaving Heather to decorate alone. This highlights the lack of support and solidarity that the protagonist, Melinda, observes among her peers.
In the novel "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson, Heather gives back the friendship necklace to Melinda. This gesture symbolizes the end of their friendship as Heather chooses popularity over supporting Melinda during a difficult time.
Andy Evans, also known as "IT", is a popular senior at Melinda's high school in the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. He is the antagonist who sexually assaults Melinda at a party, leaving her traumatized and unable to speak about the incident.
Melinda Sordino is the protagonist of the novel Speak. She seldom talks, and has such habits as severely biting her lip, all of which seem odd until we learn why she called the police on an end-of-summer party: she was raped by a senior boy named Andy Evans, who continues to torment her until she stands up to him at the end of the book.
Hairwoman is a character in the novel "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson who plays a significant role in Melinda's life. Hairwoman's support and kindness towards Melinda help her regain her voice and confidence after experiencing trauma. Hairwoman's empathy and understanding create a safe space for Melinda to express herself and begin to heal.
Andy Evans was a senior who raped melinda sordino in the book speak at an end of the summer part right before melinda started high school. She often refers to him as IT or The Beast in the book. Its an awsome book, i would read it.
I Killed the Prom Queen ended in 2007.
Melinda fell asleep in the janitor's closet in Laurie Halse Anderson's novel "Speak" after skipping school and hiding there during a prolonged period of silence and isolation. It is a significant moment in the book as it symbolizes her desperate need for escape and avoidance of facing her trauma and reality.
she has multiple projects, her first one was the turkey bone project which was a barbie head on a turkey with bones and forks and knives for legs. Then the tree was something she was working on the whole year and it represented her loneliness and then there was her other tree, the cubism tree which was a whole bunch of weird shapes.
America's Prom Queen ended on 2008-04-21.
Melinda communicates with Mr. Freeman, her art teacher, who becomes a source of support and understanding for her throughout the novel "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson.
Because it explains what Melinda is going through in school and the way it affects her in the beginning until the end of the story.