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Part 3, Chapter 19
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Speak, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Coming of Age
Communication versus Silence
Appearance versus Reality
Family and Friendship
Isolation, Loneliness, and Depression
Memory and Trauma
Summary
Analysis
Melinda relates another report card—her grades are worse than ever, and she gives herself an F in the imaginary subject Social Life.
Melinda’s academic decline continues, as she wryly notes her total isolation by giving herself an F in Social Life.
Themes
