When one of her former friends, rachel, begins dating andy evans, melinda works up the courage to begin telling her story, if only in fragments. People have added more graffiti warning people about andy evans. From what the bathroom graffti saying, he basically feels up anything with two x chromosomes. Speak what if you were raped and nobody knew about it. She makes a list of guys to stay away from and puts andy at the top of it. He is also one of the few people melinda actually respects andy evans the horrible kid who raped melinda, he often preys on girls who like him only for his good looks. Speak is a novel about a girl entering her freshman year of high school. At the party, melinda feels uncomfortable and out of place. Grumman f14 tomcat, the by andy evans 20081003 oct 1, 2008. She asks ivy why she said andy evans was a creep, and ivy says she has heard he will sleep with anyone. A popular and handsome upperclassman, andy evans raped melinda at a party the summer before speak begins. The novel speak by laurie halse anderson is about a young girl facing depression and her first year in high school.
Andy evans raped me in august when i was drunk and too young to know what was happening. The antagonist of a story is the force that provides an obstacle for the protagonist. Please answer as soon as possible because its due tomorrow. Andy evans tries to rape melinda in her broom closet at the climax big damn heroes. He is a sleazy, but attractive, senior boy with a reputation for inappropriate behavior with girls.
Andy begins dancing with and kissing melinda, and melinda is taken aback but too drunk to say anything. Additionally, in this same scene, melinda talks to ivy about andy. However, over many months of painful silence and selfharm in the form of lip and nailbiting, melinda finally admits to herself that andy evans raped her at the party last summer. Write a journal response about your reaction to the fourth section of speak. When she tries to tell her former friend rachel about andys sinister intentions and rachel doesnt believe her. Speak, published in 1999, is a young adult novel by laurie halse anderson that tells the story of high school freshman melinda sordino. On the night that the attack occurs, melinda dials 911 from a phone at the party, but finds herself unable to speak to the dispatcher and explain what has happened. She gulps down a couple beers before walking outside for some fresh air. Melindas primary internal conflict is over whether or not to tell anyone that she was raped by one of the older students at her school. It understand why, you have to see things from her point of view. The constitution does not recognize different classes of citizenship based on time spent living in the country. Explain why this line is important and how it relates to the title of the book. Aug 18, 2016 this feature is not available right now.
Though maybe the reason behind the personal space invasion is a reminder that he raped her and he loves seeing her be scared of him. Speak summary at wikisummaries, free book summaries. In the book speak by laurie halse anderson, melinda was raped and she didnt tell anyone. She sees andy evans at the bakery and he offers her a bite of her doughnut. I am a citizen, with the same rights as your son, or you. Melinda met andy at the summer party that melinda called the cops at.
Andy evans books list of books by author andy evans. Evans and wilsons book is an excellent introduction to fame and stardom. At the close of the novel, andy confronts her, telling her that she lied about the assault, he had not hurt her and that she asked for it. Join facebook to connect with andy evans and others you may know. He currently plays for and manages welsh lower league side penparcau fc penparcau f. She was raped in the woods that night by an older boy, andy evans.
Andy evans has 40 books on goodreads with 212 ratings. Dramatic irony throughout most of the story melinda has hidden the secret of what happened to her at the party. Andy evanss most popular book is dont look back in anger. It was also made into a movie of the same name in 2004. In speak, what is the purpose of andy evans raping melinda. Melinda vaguely remembers seeing a phone and calling 911 for help but being unable to speak when the dispatcher answered. This book was very sad to read because so many people were rude to others, i dont like when books are like that. The collaboration came about after my own twenty year quest to reveal my grandfathers true identity. Speak is a novel written and published by laurie halse anderson in 1999.
While outside, melinda meets andy evans, an attractive senior boy. As a citizen, and as a student, i am protesting the tone of this lesson as racist, intolerant, and xenophobic. One of the antagonists is andy evans, a senior who raped melinda at the endofthesummer party when she was too drunk to defend herself. A trainee with cardiff city, where he won a welsh under21 cap, before drifting through merthyr tydfil and ebbw vale to aberystwyth and a job as a postman. After raping melinda at a summer party, he continues to antagonize her throughout the novel, showing his inability to empathize with others. The character of andy evans in speak from litcharts the. Suzannah evans and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It was then that andy evans raped her, leaving her bruised, scared and alone. In speak, as well as in the lovely bones, the experience of the victim is more important than trying to understand the motives of the attacker. Melinda tried to call 911 to help her, but she didnt know what to tell them. In the book rachel starts talking to andy evans and melinda tries passing notes to her to stop her and tries talking to her and telling her not to talk to andy. Speak characters from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. The development of her tree artwork mirrors her gradual regrowth. An uncannily funny book even as it plumbs the darkness, speak will hold readers from first word to last.
Andrew andy evans is the main antagonist of the 2004 drama film speak he was portrayed by eric lively. Get an answer for in speak, what is the purpose of andy evans raping melinda. The story follows the experiences of social outcast, melinda sordino, during her freshman year at merryweather high school in syracuse, new york. He is the main antagonist of the book, and spends much of the narrative harassing melinda in various read full character analysis melindas mother. Andy was the whole reason that melinda had to call the cops. May 24, 2011 andy evans appears to be the cool, older, mature, fun, badass and good graded teenage boy from merryweather high, in the novel speak by anderson. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. In this recent sam publications volume, authors andy renshaw and andy evans explore this background, the storied history, and the technical details of the a1.
Theres quite a bit of subtle foreshadowing, but it can be hard to spot until youve read the book once, like the turkey bone art. Character sketch andy evans from the book speak by l. While melindas smart and savvy interior narrative slowly reveals the searing pain of that 911 night, it also nails the highschool experience cold. Andy evans cliffsnotes study guides book summaries, test. Nov 07, 2011 casino you can either have the money and the hammer or you can walk outta here you cant have both duration. If it is possible, can you tell me the pages and explain. However, she is struggling with friends and her identity. Andy evans is a person who uses girls and that melinda hates. Andy evans may be good looking, but hes really a creep. He is the main antagonist of the book, and spends much of the narrative harassing melinda in various read full character analysis. Jan 20, 2004 in the book speak, by laurie halse anderson, melinda sordino is forced into the worst year of her life. Andy evans is the person who melinda is always referring to as it.
Why is andy evans called it maddie chartermagicandsteel because he did such horrible things to her. Before school started melinda was at a party and she was drunk. Over the course of the book, melinda eventually finds the strength to open up, reveal her dark secret, accept what has happened to her, and is slowly able to start recovering from her trauma. Andy evans was a senior who raped melinda sordino in the book speak at an end of the summer part right before melinda started high school. Andy raped melinda at the summer party she attended. David petrakis he is melindas biology lab partner and one of her only friends. Until he lost her trust at the senior prom leading rachel to brake up with him.
He is a narcissistic senior in high school who is used to getting his way, either through charm or by force. He rapes melinda at a party the summer before her first year of high school. David andrew andy evans born 25 november 1975 is welsh a former professional footballer. Her best friend, rachel bruin, has turned against her with all other of melindas fellow students looking away.
Since melinda thought andy was nice at first, and trusted him enough to be alone with him, she no longer trusts her ability to judge character. About andy evans the books we offer have been carefully put together by two writers that had never actually met until just recently. In my mind, one of the worst things you can do to someone in a nonphysical way is to take their identity. Books by andy evans author of dont look back in anger. By writing down that andy evans is a guy to stay away from, melinda moves one step closer to explaining just exactly why he is someone to avoid. The book also includes several builds of scale models of the spad and detailed walkarounds of preserved airplanes. Also, as it provides a rich source of everyday examples of human behaviour, in conjunction with standard psychology texts it may be utilised by undergraduate psychology. The perfect protein by andy sharpless, ceo of oceana. Andy evans is known as andy beast and it especially in melindas mindthoughts.
On the night that the attack occurs, melinda dials 911 from a phone at the party, but finds herself unable to speak to. Hes invited to all the parties, has every girl wanting to hook up with him and every guy wanting to be him and even all the teachers respect him. He is the main antagonist of the book, and spends much of the narrative harassing melinda in various subtle but menacing ways. This answer contains spoilers view spoilermelinda refers to andy evans as it throughout the novel. August before her freshman year, melinda and her closest friends attend a party with seniors and beer. Andy is important to the novel as an antagonist, but the focus of speak is melinda, like the focus of alice sebolds the lovely bones is susie salmon, another teenage victim of rape. He is very patient with her and when she is able to speak, it is often to him. Gravity the road, a great slumbering snake, coiling and twisting over the valley floor, with the stains of blood and spilt fuel to colour its scales. Hes a high school senior who seems to have a long history of sexually assaulting girls. She often refers to him as it or the beast in the book. Andy evans cliffsnotes study guides book summaries.
When she first tells rachel what happens she doesnt believe her and she thinks shes just lying and jealous liar. Get an answer for in the book speak, what quotes are telling humor, sarcasm, honesty, courage, and irony. Speak questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on speak. The antagonist does not always have to be a single character or even a character at all. Later, heather tries to manipulate melinda into helping her put up the decorations for prom, but melinda sticks up for herself and refuses. In the book speak, what quotes are telling humor, sarcasm. How to describe the main characters from speak pen and.
Melinda asks for one of ivys markers and starts a comment thread on the wall. Andy evans was a senior in high school as well as the rapist of melinda sordino. Andrew andy evans is the main antagonist of the 2004 drama film speak. The last line of the book is melinda saying, let me tell you about it 198. Melinda also refers to it is a nightmare and she cant wake upanderson 45. Also known as it or andy beast to melinda, andy is the primary antagonist in speak. If the response to melindas anti andy graffiti is proof, melinda is not the first girl raped by andy, nor is she the first to keep quiet about the attack.
Andy was dating rachel for a period of time in the 4th marking period. Her parents and guidance counselor try to get her to open up about her poor academic performance, but melinda refuses to speak to them. I believe this song should go at the scene that andy evans is leaning over mel in the lunch room and not even talking to her. Hi im doing a report on andy evans from the book speak and need all the fact on andy evans like,personality, description, relationship, etc. What is one of the internal conflicts of the main character. Anderson andy evans appears to be the cool, older, mature, fun, badass and good graded teenage boy from merryweather high, in the novel speak by anderson. He met melinda at a party, and he took her into the woods to rape her. Speak tells the story of melinda sordino, a ninth grader at merryweather high school in syracuse, new york.