Speak
Laurie Halse Anderson
Melinda is the type of girl that I could relate myself with. When I started to read this book I had a flash back on what i use to be, a shy girl with no friends well, basically i was the outcast like she was also. The engaging story that I am reading is about a girl and her first day in high school. She was nerves how it was going to go and hoping that she will make eye contact with a stranger but so far it was going bad, ever since she got in the bus. The last stop she noticed that she was the only person who was siting alone.
This story connect when It was my first day I went to school, even though I'm not in high school yet, but I had the same feeling that she did, For example Her old friend's hate her for a reason and now all of a sudden they don't talk to her and her opinion is there's no use for explaining to her parents; they never known what her life is really like and that's the short way to explain what I think of my parents. For me, I think everyone who don't have no one should read this book so then they wont feel that they are the only one who doesn't have no one, and rather of thinking that, they should follow Melinda steps instead of just feeling bad for themselves.
1 comment:
Chantel- your connections to this text are wonderful and very deep. You did a super job of explaining your connections in detail! I really enjoyed your opinion at the end (why students should read this book if they feel alone or sad). I'm excited to read what you think about the rest of the book. It is one of my favorites! Melinda is such a strong female character, but she doesn't know how strong she is yet.
Something to think about- why do you think the other students are ignoring her and being mean to her? Why do you think the author wrote this book almost like a diary?
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