Out of My Mind
Do you ever wonder what it would be like if you couldn’t walk, eat, go to the bathroom, or even talk without somebody or something helping you? Well that’s what some people have to go through everyday of their lives, specifically people who suffer from cerebral palsy. One victim of this sickness is Melody. Melody faces many pressures in her life, due to her case of cerebral palsy, that she will have to face, but she is not alone, she has her friends and family right by her side.
Melody, from the book Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper, despite her disability, has a super smart brain, probably the smartest in her school. She has a photographic memory and remembers anything she hears or sees. Melody is also diagnosed with Chromesthesia, which means she sees different colors when she hears specific sounds. She is a girl that has to face not only the disability that cerebral palsy brings, but also with the problems of having a super-smart brain that nobody knows, except for herself. Between trying to get on the quiz team and trying to make people understand what she is saying, Melody is transformed into determined young mind.
Melody has to go through what all victims of cerebral palsy have to go through, being laughed at. She tells her friends about it and they all tell her to stay strong. Melody’s friends and family support her and tell her to not care what others think. They tell her to pick herself up and keep going, to not be put down by what other people say. Something else, something even worse than being laughed at, even her teacher thinks Melody is dumb. Mr. Dimming, one of Melody’s teachers thinks she is dumb, just the way she looks, he thinks that Melody can’t make it on the quiz team and says, "If Melody Brooks can win the first round, my questions must not be hard enough!" Yet again though, her friends are by her side, supporting her all the way. They tell her to be determined and that they would help her get on the quiz team, and she made it!
No matter how much support you get though, life is never peaceful. It will keep throwing more problems at you. Melody also faces problems at home, and one is very very tragic. Penny, Melody’s baby sister got hit by a car… their car. Melody’s whole family is depressed, and as she attempts to calm her mother down, she only wishes for one thing… her baby sister is lucky and doesn’t turn out like she has, disabled and confined to a wheelchair. Melody’s friends reassure her and talk to her saying that Penny will be fine and Melody and her family stay strong and hope for the best.
Through all this , Melody’s friends and family have supported her and shaped her into a determined and not easily put down person. They have faced many challenges but through determination and hope have managed. So whenever you ever find yourself facing a problem, be confident, hopeful, and face it with determination. Just like Melody.
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