What Happens to Melinda?
What happens to Melinda after the end of the book? Does she go back to her old self like she was at the beginning of the year, or does she remain confident and gain more friends? Events throughout the book can reflect the results of her future.
Her parents are most likely cheating on each other as is said on page 72 when mom gets home close to 2 in the morning and dad gets home before sunup so that’s not a good sign. In fact it’s more of a pre-cursor to divorce. Melinda could be effected by the confusion, anger, and sadness caused by a divorce. If her parents did get a divorce, Melinda might need emotional support from friends through that time therefore causing her to gain friends. Gaining friends would give her a sense of security and comfort along with a better reputation than just being the “party spoiler” from the summer.
Events that happened summer before 9th Grade began also could affect her friends. The second to last chapter talks about when Andy Evans tries to rape Melinda again in the closet. She screams for help but is able to stop Andy. When she opens the door, Nicole and the La Crosse team see what was going on. From then on, I think Melinda has Nicole on her side because she saw what happened and feels she should be there for Melinda. Even one friend would be good to give her that sense of security and protection.
In my opinion, Melinda’s life and relationships will improve and help her become more confident. Instead of being behind the social tree, she’ll be on it.
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