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In Laurie Halse Anderson's novel "Speak," Melinda sees herself as similar to the diseased tree in her backyard because they are both struggling to survive under difficult circumstances. The tree's leaves are slowly falling off, just as Melinda isolates herself from her friends and family. By nurturing the tree back to health, Melinda finds hope for her own healing and growth.
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Who is the man in the go compare add behind the tree?
Its Ray Mears. I think he is an ex-army survival expert.?
What trees did Melinda draw in the book Speak?
In the book Speak, Melinda draws a droopy Willow tree.
Exactly whereabouts within London's Green Park is the haunted tree?
It died of Dutch Elm decease in the 1980's.
How does the tree symbolize Melinda in the book Speak?
Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak (1999) walks the reader through a typical year as a high schooler. The narrator, Melinda, experiences the brutal side of adolescence, including the ever-present cliques, bullies, and petty fights. By using powerful symbols Anderson brings this novel to life. The images of lips and trees tell Melinda's story, eventually helping her accept the tragedy she has endured.Anderson first introduces the tree symbol when Melinda chooses her art class topic (p. 12). She involuntarily gets "tree"; however it is evident that the author purposely wrote this object into the text. Anderson could have given Melinda any generic topic to turn into art; however she uses a tree, which typically symbolizes life. In contrast, the tree symbolizes death in Speak since Melinda is dying inside by hiding the details of her rape. Whenever Melinda tries to create her tree in art class, she struggles. Her tree lacks dimension; she "can't bring it to life" (p. 78).The tree symbol reappears in Melinda's fascination with raking leaves. In an effort to beautify her yard, Melinda cleans piles of neglected leaves out of the bushes in front of her house. She works with the "dead leaves still clinging to the oak branches by the street" (p. 167). Melinda is like these leaves; she feels dead inside and struggles to remain safe, just as the leaves struggle to grasp onto the branches. Not to mention, the tree in Melinda's front yard is literally rotting. Her dad points out that the "branches on the left don't have any buds" (p. 167). One section of the tree is decaying and if left untreated, it will cause the entire tree to weaken and collapse. Melinda's life after the rape is like the sick part of the tree; her pain and suffering threaten to cross over to the other aspects of her life and ruin her entirely.after Melinda lets go of her painful secret, she becomes able to successfully draw her tree for art class. Mr. Freeman's words of advice empower Melinda. When he explains that "perfect trees don't exist", Melinda accepts the pain she has experienced, realizing that the rape was not her fault (p. 153). When Melinda expresses that her "tree is definitely breathing", the reader sees that she is breathing and is moving on with her life. Regarding her tree drawing, Melinda remarks, "one of the lower branches is sick ... that branch better drop soon so it doesn't kill the whole thing". It is evident that she knows that we humans cannot allow tragedies to break our spirits. She acknowledges that her future is bright when commenting that the "new growth [of the tree] is the best part" (p. 196).
What does Melinda paint the week after the pep rally in the novel Speak?
In the novel "Speak," Melinda paints a tree in art class the week after the pep rally. This tree symbolizes her inner struggles and emotions that she is unable to express verbally. She uses art as an outlet to convey her feelings.
How is Melinda in Speak at the end of the book?
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.
How do you compare Benjamin Franklin to a tree?
You don't.
What is the use of the cedar tree in Lebanon?
It is the National tree and appears on the flag.
Why did Laurie Halse Anderson use the tree as a symbol instead of another symbol?
The tree symbolizes growth and change. Melinda's tramatic event took place in the woods in the book.
How does Melinda's tree art reflect her inner emotions?
They symbolize Melinda and her emotional journey. But after her resulting depression (like winter) she is able to recover and regrow her leaves in spring. there was one part in this but i would rather not write it in
Can a tree survive without water?
No, a tree cannot survive without water as water is essential for its growth and survival.
What do kinkajous need for survival?
they need food and go to the top of the tree
