Sordino is Melinda's last name and that means mute in italian.
The reason Melinda faints during the frog disection is because it reminds her of being raped. The changing of the mascot names shows how she cannot grasp one specific feeling.
hope this helps:) Melinda's closet (hiding in the janitors closet), is symbolic to her internal, personal, hiding. Her physical appearance, cracked and swollen lips, symbolize her inability to speak, and tell people what happened to her. The drawing of Trees, and inability to "bring them to life", and draw details in the branches, referring to her own life and inability to live and tell details. Also, the "barbie-Turkey" in the chapter "wishbone"; all parts of her artwork are symbolic, the bones, the fork, the knife, the palm tree, the "deserted island" and the barbie head on a dead body. All aspects represent her pain.
"Farrar, Straus and Giroux" is the publisher of "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson.
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The frog dissection is described on pages 148-151 in the book "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson.
It is on page 104 and it is in the very last paragraph.
Melinda advocates for women suffragettes in Chapter 40 of the novel "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson. In this chapter, she expresses her views on women's rights and the importance of standing up for equality.
Its page 80
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson.
It's based on a book by Laurie Halse Anderson.
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the botttem of page 21 (: