Speak Symbolism Padlet- Aliana Cruz & Whitney Davis Period: 4 by WHITNEY DAVIS https://padlet.com/20091510/irkvn0x192qr en-us 2017-10-13 15:44:03 UTC 2025-09-29 03:02:32 UTC hello@padlet.com Closet-On page 26 it says, "This closet is abandoned-it has no purpose, no name. It is the perfect place for me." 20091510 https://padlet.com/20091510/irkvn0x192qr/wish/197421764 Closets symbolize Melinda because it describes her. She feels invisible to the world because no one knows  who she, hence the closet had no name and no one knows about it.  It also represents isolation because she is isolated by her friends. ]]> 2017-10-16 15:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/20091510/irkvn0x192qr/wish/197421764 Green Nail Polish-On page 35 it says, "It lightens the polish to a bright vomit green and bleaches the carpet surrounding it. When Heather sees what I have done, she bursts into tears again, sobbing that it isn't my fault." 2009051 https://padlet.com/20091510/irkvn0x192qr/wish/197422472 The nail polish symbolizes Melinda and the stain represents her negativity. When she made the stain spread, it got worse like her friendship with Heather. Their friendship is getting worse because Heather soon realizes that her and Melinda have nothing alike and are the complete opposite. She then joins the clan called, "The Martha's". ]]> 2017-10-16 15:48:02 UTC https://padlet.com/20091510/irkvn0x192qr/wish/197422472 Maya Angelou poster-On page 50 it says, "The first thing to go is the mirror. It is screwed to the wall, so I cover it with a poster of Maya Angelou that the librarian gave me." 2009051 https://padlet.com/20091510/irkvn0x192qr/wish/197423508 The Maya Angelou poster symbolizes Melinda because she covers the mirror to hide her insecurities. Ms. Angelou is one of the greatest American writers and the poster of her inspires Melinda. ]]> 2017-10-16 15:49:40 UTC https://padlet.com/20091510/irkvn0x192qr/wish/197423508 Biting lips- In the story Melinda says, "I cant stop biting my lips." (pg. 17) 20091510 https://padlet.com/20091510/irkvn0x192qr/wish/197424806 Melinda always biting her lips symbolizes how nervous she gets and her not being able to speak up. ]]> 2017-10-16 15:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/20091510/irkvn0x192qr/wish/197424806 Bad grades- In the story Principal Principal states, "Melinda. Last year you were a straight B student, no behavioral problem, few absences. But the reports I've been getting...well, what can we say?" (pg. 114) 2009051 https://padlet.com/20091510/irkvn0x192qr/wish/197425885 Melinda's bad grades, and attendance at school is a symbol because it is showing us how she was a different person last year and how an event and what occurred at that event changed her as a person and how she acts now. ]]> 2017-10-16 15:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/20091510/irkvn0x192qr/wish/197425885 Tree-On page 12 it says, "Tree. Tree? It's too easy. I learned how to draw a tree in second grade. I reach in for another piece of paper. Mr. Freeman shakes his head. Ah-ah-ah, he says. "You just chose your destiny, you can't change that." 2009051 https://padlet.com/20091510/irkvn0x192qr/wish/197427737 The tree symbolizes Melinda's growth throughout the book, but right now she's struggling with the tree. She's struggling with all her problems and her being afraid to speak up.]]> 2017-10-16 15:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/20091510/irkvn0x192qr/wish/197427737 The Martha's- In the book Melinda says, "It's an expensive clan to run with; outfits must be coordinated, crisp, and seasonally appropriate." (pg. 42) 20091510 https://padlet.com/20091510/irkvn0x192qr/wish/197802618 The Martha's symbolize how popularity and looks can affect the outlook it can have on someone and how it can change an individual. ]]> 2017-10-17 14:14:54 UTC https://padlet.com/20091510/irkvn0x192qr/wish/197802618