Speak Questions on Family Relationships
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How would you characterize Melinda's relationship with her family in the novel Speak?
Melinda's relationship with her family is "fractured" and distant, as her parents are preoccupied with their own lives and unable to understand or support her after her trauma. They lack the tools to...
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Why do Melinda and her father eat pizza on Thanksgiving Day in Speak?
Melinda and her father eat pizza on Thanksgiving because of a series of family mishaps. Her mother, overwhelmed with work, forgets to thaw the turkey, leading to failed attempts to prepare it....