Speak Essay

John Grieger
Johann
4th hour
12/22/09
Speak essay

SPEAK ESSAY

Around the world many children try to fit into a group. Whether it’s skaters, punks, or even gangs, many kids would do anything to join the group they want to. In the book Speak Melinda the main character is an Outcast. Melinda is an Outcast because she got raped. People who are sexually abused often don’t like to talk about what happened to them because they think that no one will believe them what had happened, even if they had proof. If people do believe they really got raped they say it is the victims fault because they were there and should’ve done something about it. People don’t care who it is it could be a 7 year old who is getting sexually abused by a thirty or forty year old weirdo and they still say that the kid should’ve fought him/her off. Sexual abuse can eventually lead up to suicidal attempts.
Being sexually abused can really change your life. For example in the book Speak Melinda gets sexually abused and not a lot of people are friends with her anymore because of that. To prove my fact that people aren’t her friends anymore on the bus the first day of high school a kid just got done eating a ho-ho and then he threw the wrapper at Melinda because people think of her as a whore because she got raped. Melinda doesn’t want to tell people that she got raped because she thinks that they won’t believe her.
Melinda isn’t one of those people who attempt suicide because she got sexually abused. Melinda is one of those lucky ones who recovers from it and ignores the people when the call her a whore compared to the others who attempt suicide because they get called a whore. Some people who are very sensitive may attempt suicide and may succeed but people who get sexually abused shouldn’t kill themselves just because they got sexually abused they should tell someone and not just think that they won’t believe her, because every time they don’t tell someone that’s a one time they will not get believed for sure because they didn’t take the chance of telling someone.
Even though getting sexually abused won’t help that they get made fun of or helping depression but you should at least think of going to a guidance councilor or at least tell someone. Even if people call them names or make fun of them they should still not hurt themselves and shouldn’t commit suicide. People who are sexually abused are normally depressed and shy. They don’t want to talk to people about anything.
If you have ever been sexually abused you should tell someone what happened and who it was because if you don’t other people could suffer like you did and the person could keep on doing it to people and could even do it to you again. If people call you a whore because you got sexually abused tell the guidance councilor that they are calling you names and tell he/she why they are. If you tell them they can help you from being depressed, shy, and or scared to tell people what happened. So if you are one of those people who got sexually abused please don’t attempt suicide people love you and care about you. If you kill yourselves people will have to deal with you leaving and will not know why you did that to yourself. So if you ever got sexually abused tell someone anyone.