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What does Mr Freeman do to help Melinda?
Melinda’s free-spirited, kind, warm art teacher, Mr. Freeman is the only adult whom Melinda respects or trusts. He tells his students to use art to express their emotions, and helps Melinda to once again find her voice by forcing her to focus on a single subject—a tree—over the entire year.
What page does Mr Freeman say you’re a good kid I think you have a lot to say I’d like to hear it?
Freeman tells her, “You’re a good kid. I think you have a lot to say. I’d like to hear it” (58.17).
Who was responsible for Mr Freeman’s death?
After the rape is discovered, Mr. Freeman is killed (probably by Maya’s protective uncles). But his death does not indicate the end of his influence on Maya’s life—not by a long stretch. After the rape, she takes a vow of silence, worried that her words can kill.
Why does Mr Freeman give Melinda a hard time?
Why does Mr. Freeman give Melinda a hard time? He knows she can do better.
Why is Mr Freeman in trouble with the school board?
Melinda reveals that Mr. Freeman is in trouble, because he gave out A’s to every one of his students when the school board refused to give him the supplies he needed to teach. He has also stopped working on his painting, the art room is cold, and his face is a shade of purple-gray.
Why did Marguerite’s uncles not harm Mr Freeman immediately when they found out what he had done?
Marguerite’s uncles did not harm Mr. Freeman because he was arrested.
How might Mr Freeman’s last name work on a symbolic level in speak?
Freeman’s name work with the symbolic meaning of Speak? His name might have a symbolic meaning that Melinda should be able to be free from her experiences and know that she is able to talk about them. She should be free with her emotions and let them out.
Why is Mr Freeman depressed?
Mr. Freeman is depressed. In protest of budget cuts, he has not done any paperwork and now the administration is upset with him for giving all his students As. He sits grimly in front of his painting, but doesn’t do any work.
Why does Mr Freeman rip his painting?
The weather is cold and dark; the clothes everyone wears are turtlenecks where they can hide their faces; and Mr. Freeman is in trouble and is so depressed he ruins the painting he has been working on all year.
How might Mr Freeman’s last name work on a symbolic level in Speak?
What does Mr Freeman do to his painting?
Mr. Freeman rushes over with a Kleenex to staunch the flow of blood. Then, he washes the chisel and comes back to her table to return it. Before he hands it to her, he looks at his painting and with one stroke that makes his students gasp, he rips the entire canvas of his painting, ruining it.
What were grandmother Baxter’s directions about the death of Mr Freeman?
After hearing the news of Freeman’s death, Grandmother Baxter warns the children to never speak that “evil man’s name” or mention the situation again. Maya begins to believe that if she speaks to anyone, the evil within her will cause him or her to die; therefore, she refuses to talk to anyone but Bailey.
Who was Mr Freeman?
Mr. Freeman is Marguerite’s mother’s boyfriend, with whom they are living in St. Louis after Marguerite and her brother Bailey leave Stamps, Arkansas. He’s also the man who molests and rapes Marguerite.
What did Mr Freeman say he would do if Marguerite screamed as he raped her?
Freeman sent Marguerite to the library after he raped her. 9. Mr. Freeman said he would kill Marguerite if she screamed.
What does the rabbit symbolize in speak?
The Rabbit represents Melinda as the prey and Andy Evans as the wolf / predator. Every time she sees Andy Evans, she keeps on running away from him and her feelings of shame, fear, anger, and anguish bursts her mind. The rabbit symbolizes a victim by the wolf, which is so weak and vulnerable.
Why does Melinda think Mr Freeman is the sanest?
Why does Melinda think Mr. Freeman is the sanest person she knows? He shows his feelings and emotions. He’s nice to Melinda and encourages her to talk.
Why does the PTA want to change the Hornet mascot to something else?
Why does the PTA want to change the hornet mascot to something else? The PTA thinks that the new hornet cheer is too provocative and doesn’t like the way cheerleaders are wearing a stinger.