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A list of all the characters in Speak. Speak characters include: Melinda Sordino, Mr. Freeman, Andy Evans ("IT"), David Petrakis.
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CharacterDescriptionMelindaMelinda Sordino is the depressed, ...Ms. ConnorsMs. Connors, Melinda's gym teacher, ...Andy EvansAndy Evans attacks and rapes Melinda at a ...Mr. FreemanMr. Freeman is Melinda's art teacher.- Melinda Sordino
- Mr. Freeman
- Andy Evans
- Heather
- Rachel Bruin
- David Petrakis
- Mrs. Sordino
- Mr. Sordino
- Nicole
- Ivy
Melinda, a freshman in high school, is the protagonist and narrator ofSpeak. It takes a leap of the imagination to understand how silent andmorose she must appear to those around her, since with the reader, she ishighly communicative and often amusing. Melinda has a dark, sarcastic sense ofhumor and uses her sharp wit as a defense mechanism. At fir...
Aptly named, Mr. Freeman is a free-spirited, intelligent, and creative artteacher. He quickly becomes Melinda’s favorite teacher and is the only adultshe comes to trust. Though he genuinely enjoys working with the students, hefinds himself frequently frustrated by the school’s bureaucracy—particularlywhen it comes to assigning grades, which he disa...
Andy Evans is a senior at Melinda’s high school and the principal antagonistin the narrative. Handsome, popular, and rich, Andy has no trouble attractinggirls. However, his superficial charm hides a violent temper and cruel streak.Melinda refuses to say his name—only referring to him as IT or the Beast—formuch of the book. Andy’s rape of Melinda, w...
Heather is a new student who has moved to Syracuse from Ohio. Unaware thatMelinda is a social pariah, Heather attempts to befriend her right away, thoughthe friendship is not genuine on either side. Both girls initially decide tospend time together largely in order to avoid appearing to be alone. Heather isoutwardly friendly, but in reality, she is...
Rachel was once Melinda’s closest friend, but their friendship ended afterMelinda called the cops at the party over the summer. During the course of thebook, Rachel is hostile and unkind in her behavior toward Melinda. Wanting toreinvent herself and join a clique with more social cachet than her formerfriends, Rachel starts going by “Rachelle” (to ...
David Petrakis is Melinda’s lab partner in biology class and one of the fewstudents at school who treats her well. David is a brilliant and ambitiousstudent, but he is also kind, thoughtful, and courageous. In particular,Melinda admires how David stands up to Mr. Neck’s intolerance in front of thewhole class. David is a good friend to Melinda, and ...
Mrs. Sordino is Melinda’s mother. She spends nearly all her time working ata clothing store downtown and has little time for her daughter or her husband,with whom she continually argues. She notices the changes in her daughter butassumes Melinda’s antics are just a typical teenage cry forattention—remarking, “I don’t have time for this” when she di...
Mr. Sordino is Melinda’s father, a distant and indifferent parent who takeslittle interest in his daughter and often seems to be in a bad mood. WhenMelinda visits the office where he works, she thinks his job is easy and cannotunderstand why he has such a high level of stress. Like his wife, Mr. Sordinois clueless as to the cause of Melinda’s behav...
Nicole, like Rachel, is a former friend of Melinda’s who largely ignores herat high school. She is less vindictive and shallow than Rachel, however, andseems to have little time for Melinda mostly because she is wrapped up in herathletic commitments and new jock friends. Nicole and her lacrosse teammatesare the ones who find Melinda and Andy in the...
Ivy was a friend of Melinda’s from middle school. Although they are nolonger close, Ivy never shuts Melinda out as much as her other ex-friends do.Ivy is interested in art, an interest Melinda comes to share, and she teachesMelinda some drawing techniques. Ivy is generally sympathetic and supportive,and although she does not know precisely what hap...
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Character List and Analysis Melinda Sordino. Melinda, a high school freshman, is the protagonist in Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak. The summer before starting high school, she was raped by a senior student, Andy Evans.
