SETTING & GENDER ROLES
11 year old Melody, the protagonist of this story, is a strong female lead who possess a body that is ravaged by Cerebral Palsy but also lays claim to a sharp mind. She is mislabeled mentally disabled because of her inability to talk. Through the wonder of technology she is finally able to communicate with her family, doctors and teachers. It is at this point when her world tilts on its axis and she is able to enter the “real world.” However, she must still scale over the obstacles of ignorance and other’s fear of her differences. Even through all of these challenges, Melody doesn't give in.
The most important setting of this book is Melody’s school, Woodland Elementary. Vardell writes that it is imperative that children’s novels have a setting that is believable and accurate and there is nothing more familiar to an elementary aged child than the halls and rooms of an elementary.
Draper, S. (2010). Out of My Mind. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
11 year old Melody, the protagonist of this story, is a strong female lead who possess a body that is ravaged by Cerebral Palsy but also lays claim to a sharp mind. She is mislabeled mentally disabled because of her inability to talk. Through the wonder of technology she is finally able to communicate with her family, doctors and teachers. It is at this point when her world tilts on its axis and she is able to enter the “real world.” However, she must still scale over the obstacles of ignorance and other’s fear of her differences. Even through all of these challenges, Melody doesn't give in.
The most important setting of this book is Melody’s school, Woodland Elementary. Vardell writes that it is imperative that children’s novels have a setting that is believable and accurate and there is nothing more familiar to an elementary aged child than the halls and rooms of an elementary.
Draper, S. (2010). Out of My Mind. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
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