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Long-Term Tragedy In Speak

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In Speak, the author uses conflict to each the reader that tragic events have long-term tragedies. The author teaches the reader that tragic events have long-term tragedies when Melinda states,“I am Outcast”. Melinda was raped at a party and when she called the police, she was in so much shock, she couldn't say anything. By the time the police got there, everyone knew she called them. At the beginning of school started Melinda lost all of her friends and everyone hated her, and she also developed depression because of what happened to her. She could not tell anyone what happened to her; she was scared. The theme for this story is don’t blame the victim, it’s never the victims fault. We can’t blame the victim for the perpetrator’s fault. Teenagers

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