![]() ![]() ![]() The theme of adolescence connects Melinda to the real world. Furthermore, Melinda exhibits a typical adolescent reaction to authority figures and rejects them by giving them ridiculous nicknames. And it smells gross" ), are not unique to someone suffering from post-traumatic stress. The cafeteria is a giant sound stage where they film daily segments of Teenage Humiliation Rituals. It is humiliating" ) and lunch ("Nothing good ever happens at lunch. Her negative reactions to certain aspects of the school day, such as gym class ("Gym class should be illegal. Many readers will also understand Melinda's feeling of adolescent social isolation. ![]() Melinda lists the cliques that the ninth grade class has broken into: "Jocks, Country Clubbers, Idiot Savants, Cheerleaders, Human Waste, Eurotrash, Future Fascists of America, Big Hair Chix, the Marthas, Suffering Artists, Thespians, Goths, Shredders" (4), familiar high school groups. Despite Melinda's unusually traumatic experiences, almost every reader can connect to the world she lives in. As a coming of age novel, Speak has a strong focus on adolescence and the problems and desires associated with it. ![]()
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