Author's note: You might not think that this has to do with a scene in the book that relates to real life. But the entire book is reality and people have to deal with others not being there for them when they are going through a dark time and that is what I am saying in this piece. People are unreliable and being lonely and rejected by some people is reality and Melinda is dealing with that in the book.
Everyone feels alone once in their life. Alone. Lost, rejected and unloved. This isn't an uncommon or strange emotion for anyone. It happens all the time all around us, even if we don't realize it. Melinda was all alone and people didn't even seem aware of it, maybe even taking advantage of it. Both of her parents were blinded of the situation having not a clue what was happening in Melinda's life. Her friend's hearts were filled with hate not caring what really happened to her. They don't want to be there for her at all. I could honestly pick a lot of scenes in the book that can relate to real life because this whole book is reality. Nothing is made up, fake or flawless Every single person has dealt with these same feelings and situations being alone and rejected as Melinda did.
It's the first day of school and Melinda is all alone. Not one person to hang out with. Knowing she won't be accepted by anyone but her best friend, Rachel she looks to her. Without a word they eye each other and Rachel silently screams,
"I hate you."
A strong emotion with so much hatred and dark feelings. Melinda was just standing up for herself and trying to do something to help a situation. It only made it worse just because her so called friends didn't support her and later on didn't even believe her when she told them the truth!! Friends are supposed to be there for you. But the thing is in real life the people you love most can take advantage of you and hurt you the most. She knew them so well so it hurt her even more in her heart when they left her all alone. Everyone knows this also. Friends can take advantage of you or in Melinda's case really hurt you by leaving you all by yourself. For standing up for yourself and being strong her friends leave her alone..who deserves that?
Sad, alone and hurting in an lonely solitary cell of your heart and mind trying to be strong but having no one their to support you if you fall down. Melinda is living in that without a friend to be their beneath her to support her from falls. She is falling down faster and faster going darker and deeper making it harder to hop back up to the light. Ex-friends, situations, teachers and parents are pushing her deeper not doing anything about it to help her. Every single person has dealt with a dark time being alone. It is a hard time and may feel like no on is there. People don't always help you or build you up. They can use you, abuse you, hurt you or leave you all alone to fend for yourself. People think that Melinda is a freak and can't seem to step out and care for her. She stand up for herself not relying completely and surely on someone but climbing up and reaching toward the justice and light of the dark silence and speaking out clearly. Many have dealt with these dark problems but can't stand up and do the same that Melinda did.
This book seems kind of depressing. I really like your strong opinion. I could tell you really thought about what you wrote. You might want to read over your piece again because some parts were a little confusing.
ReplyDeleteI caught a couple of sentences that should have been revised. One, is the last sentence in the second paragraph. Read over it, you may want to change it. Although, you authors note was really helpful, I liked it a lot.
ReplyDeleteI don't feel any of the Meg I know in this piece. Having been my friend for years, I've never seen you write like this. I've never heard you say anything that isn't funny or nice and this is so unlike you. But even though it might not seem like you I can tell that this book touched you and really made you think about what your friends really mean to you, I know that I did. I think your vocabulary is very advanced but like ally I would suggest revising a few.
ReplyDeleteI really like how strong this is. It really shows your point, and how the book truly does relate to everybody. There are some sentences that could be revised and had incorrect grammar. This book seems pretty depressing...
ReplyDeleteIt got kind of repetitive at times, try not to use the same phrases as much
ReplyDeleteI think it was great. The author's note was good. I think it was very good how balanced it was, it had little sections of summary, and then had your thoughts on it. Good job.
ReplyDeleteThis was an excellent piece. You proved your opinions strongly and used great vocabulary. I would recommend revising but overall, you didn't have too many errors. Your author's note was also good. It helped clarify a couple things.
ReplyDeleteThis is really interesting; it's a departure from the straight-forward essays we come across so often. You tackle a tough subject matter, and do a really good job of addressing the issues. I would say that you need to work a bit at the edit and revision so that your excellent thoughts, and phrasing aren't lost to the reader due to errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation. Congratulations on a very interesting piece of writing.
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