Entry Two

I think Melinda wants this burden off of her chest but she is too scared and ashamed to tell anyone. She expresses her feelings through her art work. One of the themes in this novel is isolation. I think isolation is one of the main one becomes throughout the book Melinda doesn't talk to anyone about what happened to her at that party. Distances herself from everyone including her parents. Considering that that guy who raped her goes to her school she doesn't talk to anybody. All of her friends that she had in the middle school left her because they think shes a tattle tale like the rest of the school. I think that she also wants to not be the outcast she wants to fit in with everybody else and I can relate to that feeling and I think any teenager has felt that way sometime throughout their high school career.

  Guilt and Blame is another theme that I notice in this novel. As Melinda is telling us how she feels and what she is thinking you can tell that she feels shame about what happened at that party and she blames herself for what happened almost like she had it coming for her. The author makes you feel the pain and burden that she is carrying and that's what I like about this book it's so realistic feeling.