I am focusing on these 4 characters because they play a bigger role in Melinda’s life than anyone else.
Melinda is the main character and narrator of Speak. She is 14 years old and tells about her story and the worse thing that has happened to her. Andy Evans who was a senior raped her the summer before she started High School. They were at a party and Melinda called the police to report the rape. She left before the police got there and the party got broke up. Everyone was mad at her and thought she called to tell on them. None of her friends would speak with her on the first day of school. None of them knew the real truth and what happened to her.
Andy Evans is a senior and he is a monster. He has raped several girls and none of them have said a word about it, including Melinda. The girls’ bathroom was full of words about Andy but no one ever paid attention it. Many bad things were said about him and how horrible he is. He was a rich, good-looking young man who probably thought he was above the law. He was mean to Melinda and would be very mean to her when he would run into her in the hallway. Melinda referred to him as IT in the book.
Rachel was Melinda’s best friend and they had been friends since grade school. Rachel stopped talking to Melinda because she thought Melinda called the cops the night of the party so that she could get them all in trouble. She never took the time to find out why. Rachel started dating Andy Evans.
Mr. Freeman was Melinda’s art teacher. He encouraged her to always do better. He encouraged her creativity and kept her positive. He was a positive influence on her life and was the only teacher she did not nickname. His name “free-man”, must have seemed enough for her.
Melinda is the main character and narrator of Speak. She is 14 years old and tells about her story and the worse thing that has happened to her. Andy Evans who was a senior raped her the summer before she started High School. They were at a party and Melinda called the police to report the rape. She left before the police got there and the party got broke up. Everyone was mad at her and thought she called to tell on them. None of her friends would speak with her on the first day of school. None of them knew the real truth and what happened to her.
Andy Evans is a senior and he is a monster. He has raped several girls and none of them have said a word about it, including Melinda. The girls’ bathroom was full of words about Andy but no one ever paid attention it. Many bad things were said about him and how horrible he is. He was a rich, good-looking young man who probably thought he was above the law. He was mean to Melinda and would be very mean to her when he would run into her in the hallway. Melinda referred to him as IT in the book.
Rachel was Melinda’s best friend and they had been friends since grade school. Rachel stopped talking to Melinda because she thought Melinda called the cops the night of the party so that she could get them all in trouble. She never took the time to find out why. Rachel started dating Andy Evans.
Mr. Freeman was Melinda’s art teacher. He encouraged her to always do better. He encouraged her creativity and kept her positive. He was a positive influence on her life and was the only teacher she did not nickname. His name “free-man”, must have seemed enough for her.