Speak by: Laurie Halson Anderson #2

          The way that I can describe my character at the end of the book is that she is able to talk again since everybody in her school knows that the most popular boy in school raped somebody within school grounds. After, Mel's best friend finds out what happened she tells Mel to call her. After the incident everybody in the school apologizes to Mel since they treated her rather unfairly becuase, of what she did which she had a right to do since she rapd by Andy Evans. She is able to compose her old outer character which happy and carefree and able to talk most importantly.
          Mel, finally relizes that she can't keep quiet for the rest of her life. Sh has to speak out for her own sake. The person that helped her achieve this was her new friend Heather but then she left her for the Martha's but then in her art class Ivy her newly recruited friend that had turned her back aginst her did most of the work and helped Mel come out of her tiny shell leading her little step by little.
         The awareness that Mel steps into adulthod is that you can not keep quiet for the rest of your life. Someday sooner or later you will have to speak out. The responsibilities that Mel gets when she enters adulthood is that she has to have self-protection. Because, sooner or later people might have your back anymore. In the future you must defend and protect yourself from any threats that may come your way. Don't let any threats or insults get you down.
         The author is trying to say about childhood almost as if that it's a tiny seed that it's still taken care of but then, it will still have to still grow up sooner or later either they like it or not. The author's real meaning from my point of view is that when your small as a child every takes care of you to cherish and purify you. But there will always be a time when kids will have to grow up and set out into the world alone.
           The author is trying to say about adulthood is that adulthood is a time when people have to depend on themselves in the future. When your an adult you have to protect yourself. You speak out let others help you when your in times in need or distress.