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Friendship In Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak

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Friendship. According to Merriam-Webster, friendship is “The emotions or conduct of friends; the state of being friends.” In many books, movies, poems etc., there is something in common. What is it? The answer, friendship. Close friends, people that do not have a good friendship, friendships being broken. Losing a friendship can be a terrible thing to happen, and it happens quite often in many different forms of literature. This excerpt from the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, shows that losing a friend is really tough. The main character, Melinda Sordino, lost her best friend, Rachel over the summer. Melinda is really hurt that Rachel despises her. Melinda feels all alone during her freshman year of

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