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Speak (Anderson novel)

''Speak'', published in 1999, is Laurie Halse Anderson's young adult novel that tells the story of high school student Melinda Sordino.〔〔 After accidentally busting an end-of-summer party due to an unnamed incident, Melinda is ostracized by her peers because she will not say why she called the police.〔〔 Unable to verbalize what happened, Melinda nearly stops speaking altogether,〔 expressing her voice through the art she produces for Mr. Freeman's class.〔 This expression slowly helps Melinda acknowledge what happened, face her problems, and recreate her identity.
''Speak '' is considered a problem novel, or trauma novel. Melinda's story is written in a diary format, consisting of a nonlinear plot and jumpy narrative that mimics the trauma she experienced.〔〔 Additionally, Anderson employs intertextual symbolism in the narrative, incorporating fairy tale imagery, Hawthorne's ''The Scarlet Letter'', and Maya Angelou, to further represent Melinda's trauma.〔
Since it was published, the novel has won several awards and has been translated into sixteen languages. The book has faced censorship for the mature content explicit in it.〔 In 2004, Jessica Sharzer directed the film adaptation, starring Kristen Stewart as Melinda.
==Plot Summary==
The summer before her freshman year of high school, Melinda Sordino meets Andy Evans at a senior party. Outside the woods, Andy rapes her. Melinda calls 911, but does not know what to say and runs home. The police come and break up the party, and some people get arrested. Melinda does not tell anyone what happened to her, and nobody asks. She starts high school at Merryweather High School as an outcast since all her old friends left her, and is shunned by her peers for calling the police. She remains silent and sinks into depression. Melinda is befriended by Heather, a new girl, who clings to Melinda only to ditch her for "the Marthas", who are the "popular" girls at Merryweather High. As Melinda's depression deepens, she begins to skip school, withdrawing from her already distant parents and other authority figures, who see her silence as means of getting "attention". She slowly befriends her lab partner, David Petrakis, who encourages her to speak up for herself.
Near the end of the book, Melinda's best friend Rachel, who was dating Andy, breaks up with him on prom night after Melinda confesses to her what happened. Realizing only one other person could've told Rachel, Andy attacks her in the abandoned janitor's closet, Melinda's "sanctuary". When word spreads about what happened and the truth about that night is revealed, the students no longer treat Melinda as an outcast but as a sort of hero instead. And finally, Melinda tells her story to her art teacher, Mr. Freeman, and the truth finally sets her free.

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