![]() Rachel publicly leaves him at prom after discovering that he raped Melinda. Near the end of the school year, he begins dating Rachel. Throughout the year, he continues to torment Melinda with comments referencing their previous encounter. ![]() He rapes Melinda at a party the summer before her first year of high school. He is a sleazy, but attractive, senior boy with a reputation for inappropriate behavior with girls. ![]() Andy EvansĪlso known as IT or Andy Beast to Melinda, Andy is the primary antagonist in Speak. By the end of ninth grade, Melinda finds her voice and learns to speak. She spends the school year reliving the party, facing the reality of what happened, and growing into a new, healthier person. Horrified and upset in the aftermath, the first thing Melinda thought to do was to call for help. No one, however, knows Melinda’s biggest secret, the reason she dialed 911 over the summer-a senior named Andy Evans raped her while she was drunk at the party. The remainder of the student body dislikes her for being a snitch. After Melinda calls the police at a party in August, her former friend group ditches her and disintegrates. She begins ninth grade friendless and depressed. ![]()
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