https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1 By: Addy Comeau en-us 2019-02-12 16:54:42 UTC 2024-07-22 15:54:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Folder.png comeau1 https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330891622 2019-02-13 16:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330891622 comeau1 https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330904590 “I pushed my ragged mouth against the mirror. A thousand bleeding, crusted lips push back" (Anderson 125).]]> 2019-02-13 16:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330904590 comeau1 https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330904689 This is describing when Melinda sees her lips and starts to become very self conscious about the way she looks and her body.]]> 2019-02-13 16:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330904689 comeau1 https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330904782 The mouth and lips are symbolizing how people, specifically teenagers, hide their feelings from the world. They also symbolize how Melinda never speaks out about how she was raped and decided to hold it in until she healed mentally from the trauma it cased her. ]]> 2019-02-13 16:51:41 UTC https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330904782 comeau1 https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330905053 "My tree is definitely breathing; little shallow breaths like it just shot up through the ground this morning... The new growth is the best part" (Anderson 196).]]> 2019-02-13 16:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330905053 comeau1 https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330905206 This quote is talking about Melinda's healing and growth. After everything that Melinda has gone through, she finally feels a little bit more confident in herself and feels like nothing is holding or weighing her down anymore. The tree is "breathing" and now, so is she.]]> 2019-02-13 16:52:15 UTC https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330905206 comeau1 https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330905337 The tree is an important pert throughout Speak. It has many different meaning throughout the story but for this quote, it symbolizes Melinda's growth as a person after everything that has happened to her.]]> 2019-02-13 16:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330905337 comeau1 https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330905671 "I hit the wood against the poster, and the mirror under it, again. Shards of glass slip under the wall and into the sink. IT pulls from me, puzzles. I reach in and wrap my fingers around a triangle of glass. I hold it to Andy Evans' neck. He freezes" (Anderson 195).]]> 2019-02-13 16:52:52 UTC https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330905671 comeau1 https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330905762 Melinda is being confronted by the guy who raped her. She feels worthless and becomes very self conscious because he raped her. Now that she spoke up, she feels like she can defend herself.]]> 2019-02-13 16:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330905762 comeau1 https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330905870 Melinda is seeing mirrors throughout the story. They start to gain meaning after Andy Evans raped her. She starts to feel very bad about herself because of what he did to her every time she looks in the mirror. She ends up using the piece of mirror that broke off to defend herself from Andy.]]> 2019-02-13 16:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330905870 comeau1 https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330907678 "Be the bird. You are the bird. Sacrifice yourself to abandoned family values and can yams" (Anderson 62).]]> 2019-02-13 16:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330907678 comeau1 https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330908099 This quote is saying to do whatever you have to do to get things back to normal. ]]> 2019-02-13 16:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330908099 comeau1 https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330908219 Melinda is studying and drawing birds. Mr. Freeman notices something on Melinda's drawing and then he says the quote. Melinda knows that he noticed something and gets very anxious and nervous. But, Mr. Freeman offers her some advice.]]> 2019-02-13 16:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/330908219 comeau1 https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/331101458 2019-02-14 00:33:49 UTC https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/331101458 comeau1 https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/331101488 2019-02-14 00:34:04 UTC https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/331101488 comeau1 https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/331101560 2019-02-14 00:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/331101560 comeau1 https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/331101628 2019-02-14 00:34:54 UTC https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/331101628 whitney_naylorsmith https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/336873690 2019-03-01 15:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/comeau1/comeau1/wish/336873690