No matter how painful they may sound, the described events are happening now and will happen in the future. She finds the strength to start talking and makes everyone listen to her. However, when her ex-girlfriend gets into a similarly dangerous situation, Melinda tries to save her because no one should become a victim (Laurie, 2019). Melinda found herself in a situation where she was blamed for what happened to her, and her only way out was to grow armor and stop paying attention to the outside world. In contrast, Melinda silently tried to shout to others, ask for help, receiving ridicule and reproaches instead. It is hard to read about how her mother distanced herself from her problems, considering the prolonged silence of teenage rebellion and stubbornness (Laurie, 2019). Psychological trauma makes the main character withdrawn, and she does not find support and understanding among friends and parents. Melinda rebels in silence the girl survived the horror, but a knee strike was enough in that situation.
Still, she prefers not to talk to anyone about the violence that happened to her. The introduction, written by Lori Halse Anderson, talks about Melinda Sordino, a high school student traumatized after being raped at a party.
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