SELF-DISCOVERY, SELF-EXPRESSION, AND ART

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SELF-DISCOVERY, SELF-EXPRESSION, AND ART

• MELINDAS OWN SELF-DISCOVERY THROUGH NATURE AND
  GEOMETRIC DESIGNS

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SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson
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THEMES IN SPEAK
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ALIENATION

• Alienation a state of being isolated or withdrawn
  either by external or internal forces.
• Melinda is alienated by her peers, former
  friends, and family.
• Melinda also withdraws from everyone and
  physically and emotionally hides.

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IDENTITY

• Melinda has lost the idea of who she once was and
  through being isolated, art, and a few people
  that reach out to her, she is able to create a
  new sense of self and identity. However, the
  process is full of emptiness, pain, and
  acceptance.

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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
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• Positive family love and support has been proven
  to strengthen or establish self-confidence,
  independence, and individuality in a person.

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Other Themes Depression Emotional Withdrawal

• Melinda is suffering from depression due to a
  secret that is eating her up from the inside
  out. She is showing physical symptoms of
  depression as well as withdrawing socially and
  emotionally through hiding and silence.

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ARTISTIC EXPRESSION

• Mr. Freeman gave Melinda the project of crafting
  a tree using all mediums of art such as drawing,
  painting, linoleum blocks, sculpting, etc.
• From Melindas first drawing to Melindas last
  masterpiece, her own artwork represents a
  symbolic timeline of Melindas withdrawal,
  emotional pain, being ostracized from her peers
  and family, and her difficult path to finding
  herself and acceptance.

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Transformation Trees
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CUBISM
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CUBISM AND TREES
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PABLO PICASSO
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SPEAK OUT