Dolly's Journal Entry 3
I really like the third part of the book
"Speak" way more than the other ones because Melinda is more confident
and less depress, she’s kind of funny and she decided to try to make her
situation better. With this book, a lot of people can relate to it but for sure
they don't have exactly the same story, I think that the author is trying to
tell us something, she trying to say that there is always light in the darkness
and even if we think that we are all alone in this battle there will
always be someone that we didn't expect at all who will help us to
reach the light. In this part of the book a lot of things happens. Like I
thought, Heather didn't thought of Melinda as a friend and kind of used Melinda
to not be alone till she founds a group that likes her, when she did find
a group she didn't want to hang out with her anymore because she's too weird
and depress when in reality Melinda helped Heather a lot to be in that group. I
kind of felt sad for Melinda when she thought that the valentine note that was
on her locker door was from Andy Evans or David Petrakis or a another guy that
maybe likes her because she was so happy that someone cares about her but next
thing you know the valentine note was from Heather to apologize. In this book
Mr. Freeman is the only character who kind of care about her, he make her
progress and evolve in life by doing art, he is there for Melinda when she
needs it and he’s also the only one that tells her that he would like to hear
what she has to say. He's like the father that Melinda wants her real father to
be with her during her teenager stage and difficult situation. Later on in this
chapter, the author finally stops the suspense and tells us about what happened
to Melinda during last summer party and I wish I wasn't right but I am; Melinda
got raped by Andy Evans. In this chapter, she opens up to us but I wish that in
the last part of this novel she will take this secret out of her and will tell
to other people like Mr. Freeman what happened and that they will believe her
and help her. I can’t wait to read the next last part and to see what’s going
to happen.
Although I'm in agreement of with the majority of what you posted, their are a couple parts of what you wrote that are not accurate or that I do not resonate with. First off, Melinda was not hoping the valentine was from Andy (like you said she thought it might be from David). As illustrated over the course of the novel, Mel is afraid of Andy, she despises him and avoids him at all costs. Secondly, you said Heather was using Melinda until she found a clique to be a part of, which is one-hundred percent true. However, the Marthas do not "like" Heather. It's kind of ironic because just as Heather took advantage of Melinda's being, the Martha clique are doing the same to Heather, as they get her to do all their dirty work while they take credit for it.
ReplyDeleteYou are totally right, Melinda is scared of Andy Evans because of what happened during the party and wouldn't be happy at all to get a love note from him, i just didn't really understand when I was reading the book. And like you said,Heather is probably going to get rejected by the Martha, I haven't thought of it like that. Thanks for sharing your point of view.
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