Daisy Journal Entry #3

To me speak is a novel all about adolescence and growing up. Because this story is told by  a teenage  point of view it is very easy for almost anyone who is a teenager and who is in high school to relate to this book because we are all going through the same thing, well maybe not the exact same situation as Melinda, but we have all gone through tough times. We have all felt isolated in our lives and we have all felt as if speaking out loud and talking about our problems will only worsen the situations we are in. This novel's moral is to speak out, as speaking out although may seem hard at the time is going to be the best thing you could have done in the end.  Speak is a good lesson for everyone. Speak tells us that you should never have to feel like you have to keep your emotions bottled up, you should never feel like there is no one who cares about you because there always is. For example Melinda thinks that no one in her life cares about her anymore, she thinks that she is all alone in this world. In this part of the novel Melinda's art teacher shows her that he cares about her. When he gives her a ride to the store he tells her "You're a good kid. I think you have a lot to say. I'd like to hear it." This gives a spark of hope in the novel, it shows Melinda that people do care about her and I feel like this indication will help Melinda communicate her feelings in the end. If she knows that there are people who care and who want to listen, than she will have a better and more likely chance to tell them her story and to speak up.