In the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, the protagonist is Melinda Sordino. She spends her time alone because everyone hates her. Her old friends hate her too. Melinda also stays alone because she thinks it's more safer. After reading this, I think that parents have an effect on their children, like in Speak.
Melinda's parents were always fighting about her future. They were basically fighting over what would be best for Melinda. Making a decision for your daughter's future by arguing over it is probably the worst way to do it. This would effect her because when she's older, she wouldn't want to see her parents together or else they would argue. This is how she kind of feels now.
Melinda's parents communicate with post-it's on the refrigerator. Communicating by talking is much better. This is like showing that communicating by talking is bad. Some of these post-it's would also have things about Melinda. Her parent's aren't the best example for Melinda to follow.
This book was interesting because the issue that is presented here is presented by other teenagers around the Earth. Melinda's parents have a huge effect on her now, and would have an effect on her future too.
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