A truth that no one except for Melinda had known. At least until she discovered the truth of what went down on that blurry and chaotic night. After learning about what Melinda had done on that day, she’s hated her ever since. Rachel is known in the story as Melinda’s ex-best friend. In addition to Mr.Freeman, Rachel Bruin is another character who plays an important role in Melinda’s first year at Merryweather. He brings a sense of lightheartedness and positivity to the book with his motivational speeches, dedication to his students and whimsical persona. Mr.Freeman is one of the few people in this story who recognizes Melinda’s struggles and pushes her to speak up and express her feelings, whether it is through words or her art. Specifically her eccentric and enthusiastic Art teacher, Mr.Freeman. One day when she stays home due to being sick she finds herself watching Oprah and almost using her as a voice to piece together and explain to herself what really happened that night and what went down showing us that what she observes she uses to help her solve problems that she can’t quite interpret or understand clearly.Īs the book progresses, we meet many characters who create a new layer of complexity and intrigue in this story while each playing a key role in Melinda’s evolution throughout the novel. We find out as the book unfolds that Melinda is truly a very complex character that seems to have a very deep understanding of everything and everyone around her. Going from starting to talk a little more when she befriends the new girl, Heather, to seem to fall deeper into her depressive state, skipping classes and her grades dropping drastically when Heather decides to ditch her to become one of the “Marthas”, a popular click at Merryweather. Throughout the year you see Melinda go through her ups and downs. With all her old friends ignoring her and parents who are too busy to notice her the problems that have caused her pain, she is left with nothing but her pain and the memories that haunt her from that one summer day.
Melinda is a smart and perceptive individual who’s just trying to get through the day as best she can.
To start with, we have the protagonist herself, Melinda Sordino. Some with good things to say and others with a more negative outlook on her past actions and her poor reputation. In this novel, we meet a variety of characters each with their personal view on Melinda. However, she’s chosen not to think, hear nor speak about what happened on that fresh summer night back in August in Syracuse, New York, that led her new school to hate her.
For what reason? As far as anyone knows, she called the cops at a party getting many of the attendees arrested. Starting from her first day in high school, she is already known among her peers as the outcast and unwanted by anyone and everyone who knows her name.
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