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With all due respect, yes, they're overworked, but they are being very actively dismissive of her, for example when her mother sees her NSSI scars. It's a stretch.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Melinda's narration paints her parents as fairly [[AdultsAreUseless useless]] and borderline on the verge of a divorce, but... they do buy her art supplies for Christmas, saying they have noticed her drawing, and frequently lament how their once-happy and sociable daughter has totally isolated herself and barely speaks. So are they really as selfish and oblivious as Melinda views them, or are we just getting the worst of them from a teenage viewpoint?
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* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: The reader is destined to end up with her abuser. And the whole situation significantly worsens after [[spoiler:he abandons her while she's crying, the lowest point in their relationship.]] Despite its cheery exterior, it's not a happy story.
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* TooBleakStoppedCaring: The reader is destined to end up with her abuser. And the whole situation significantly worsens after [[spoiler:he abandons her while she's crying, the lowest point in their relationship.]] Despite its cheery exterior, it's not a happy story.
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* {{Squick}}: The photographer at Heather's photo shoot makes all sorts of risqué comments while taking pictures. It's uncomfortable considering Heather is a ''high school freshman''.
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* {{Squick}}: The photographer at Heather's photo shoot makes all sorts of risqué comments while taking pictures.pictures of her in a bikini. It's uncomfortable considering Heather is a ''high school freshman''.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Melinda's narration paints her parents as fairly [[AdultsAreUseless useless]] and borderline on the verge of a divorce, but they do buy her art supplies for Christmas, saying they have noticed her drawing, and frequently lament how their once-happy and sociable daughter has totally isolated herself and barely speaks, so are they really as selfish and oblivious as Melinda views them or are we just getting the worst of them from a teenage viewpoint?
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Melinda's narration paints her parents as fairly [[AdultsAreUseless useless]] and borderline on the verge of a divorce, but but... they do buy her art supplies for Christmas, saying they have noticed her drawing, and frequently lament how their once-happy and sociable daughter has totally isolated herself and barely speaks, so speaks. So are they really as selfish and oblivious as Melinda views them them, or are we just getting the worst of them from a teenage viewpoint?viewpoint?
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Unfortunate Implications require citations.
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* UnfortunateImplications: The entire premise runs on RomanticizedAbuse and forgiving your abuser. The comment section is worse, with many supporting Bakugou's behavior.
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* BileFascination: It's classic popular RomanticizedAbuse, in the same vein of ''Twilight''. Gets some attention for that.
* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: The reader is destined to end up with her abuser. And the whole situation significantly worsens after [[spoiler:he abandons her while she's crying, the lowest point in their relationship.]] Despite its cheery exterior, it's not a happy story.
* DracoInLeatherPants: Bakugou is this at its finest. He acts worse than his canonical version, abusing his LoveInterest and being commended by the fans and the author alike for it.
* EsotericHappyEnding: Obviously the reader and Bakugou [[spoiler:end up together, after at least a few months of verbal abuse.]]
* MoralEventHorizon: Bakugou crossed this when he threatened the reader in their ''very first conversation''. He crosses it a few more times after he continues that behavior, culminating in him [[spoiler:abandoning while she's complaining about his abuse.]]
* NightmareFuel: The idea of being bound to an abuser for your life by fate is horrifying for many.
* UnintentionallySympathetic:
** The reader can come across as this, if one sees her as an abuse victim. Even when she tries to complain about Bakugou's abusive behavior, [[spoiler:he ends up blaming it all on her!]]
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic:
** Bakugou is easily the biggest version of this. There are multiple points where the audience is expected to take his side, like when he [[spoiler:yells at the reader when she tries to comfort him at the Sports Festival]] or when he [[spoiler:starts making her cry after she confronts him for his abuse.]] He's never given punishment for either action and the reader is expected to forgive him.
* UnfortunateImplications: The entire premise runs on RomanticizedAbuse and forgiving your abuser. The comment section is worse, with many supporting Bakugou's behavior.
* WhyWouldAnyoneTakeHimBack: The reader takes Bakugou back [[spoiler:after he ''almost'' apologizes when they leave the restaurant. Keep in mind, he doesn't end up directly apologizing for his abuse at all.]]
together by the end of the story.
* TheWoobie: The reader is trapped within an abusive relationship, so this is to be expected.
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* HarsherInHindsight: [[spoiler:It's revealed in the sequel ''Catalyst'' that Andy, while found guilty of rape, never got any jail time]]. Laurie Halse Anderson has blogged about real-life teen rape incidences that have ample KarmaHoudini and make you lament humanity.
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* HarsherInHindsight: HarsherInHindsight:
** [[spoiler:It's revealed in the sequel ''Catalyst'' that Andy, while found guilty of rape, never got any jail time]]. Laurie Halse Anderson has blogged about real-life teen rape incidences that have ample KarmaHoudini and make you lamenthumanity.humanity.
** Anderson in her poetry memoir ''Shout'' revealed that [[spoiler: ''she'' was raped as a teen and didn't tell anyone, which was part of the basis for ''Speak'']].
** [[spoiler:It's revealed in the sequel ''Catalyst'' that Andy, while found guilty of rape, never got any jail time]]. Laurie Halse Anderson has blogged about real-life teen rape incidences that have ample KarmaHoudini and make you lament
** Anderson in her poetry memoir ''Shout'' revealed that [[spoiler: ''she'' was raped as a teen and didn't tell anyone, which was part of the basis for ''Speak'']].
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Melinda's narration paints her parents as fairly [[AdultsAreUseless useless]] and borderline on the verge of a divorce, but they do buy her chalk for Christmas, saying they have noticed her drawing and frequently lament how their once-happy and sociable daughter has totally isolated herself and barely speaks, so are they as selfish and oblivious as Melinda views them or are we just getting the worst of them from a teenage viewpoint?
* CompleteMonster: [[JerkJock Andy]] [[HandsomeLech Evans]] is a [[TeensAreMonsters senior at Merryweather High School]] who has a reputation for sleeping around. Upon meeting a drunken Melinda Sordino at an end of the summer party, he [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapes her]]; this results in a spiral of events which culminate in Melinda becoming traumatized to the point of nearly becoming mute. Since then, Andy made a habit out of [[MindRape psychologically tormenting Melinda]] out of sadism. Fearing that Rachel might become his next victim, Melinda attempted to warn her about Andy's true intentions, but she doesn't believe her. It's also revealed that Andy had a [[SerialRapist prolific history of sexually assaulting female students]]; this is shown by the multiple entries that were written on the wall in the restroom. Enraged that Melinda had ruined his reputation, Andy confronts her in the janitor's closet, and he attempts to rape her again out of spite. [[ItsAllAboutMe Egotistical]] and sadistic, Evans would stop at nothing to get what he wants.
* CrossesTheLineTwice: Melinda's fear of failing Spanish class isn't funny but her conjugation of fracasar (to flunk) "[[GratuitousSpanish Yo am almost fracasaring]]" makes it impossible not to laugh.
* EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory: Hairwoman lives and breathes these tropes when she studies Literature/TheScarletLetter believing that there's a symbolic meaning behind every last detail Hawthorne added.
* HarsherInHindsight: Laurie Halse Anderson has blogged about real-life teen rape incidences that have ample KarmaHoudini and make you lament humanity.
* CompleteMonster: [[JerkJock Andy]] [[HandsomeLech Evans]] is a [[TeensAreMonsters senior at Merryweather High School]] who has a reputation for sleeping around. Upon meeting a drunken Melinda Sordino at an end of the summer party, he [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapes her]]; this results in a spiral of events which culminate in Melinda becoming traumatized to the point of nearly becoming mute. Since then, Andy made a habit out of [[MindRape psychologically tormenting Melinda]] out of sadism. Fearing that Rachel might become his next victim, Melinda attempted to warn her about Andy's true intentions, but she doesn't believe her. It's also revealed that Andy had a [[SerialRapist prolific history of sexually assaulting female students]]; this is shown by the multiple entries that were written on the wall in the restroom. Enraged that Melinda had ruined his reputation, Andy confronts her in the janitor's closet, and he attempts to rape her again out of spite. [[ItsAllAboutMe Egotistical]] and sadistic, Evans would stop at nothing to get what he wants.
* CrossesTheLineTwice: Melinda's fear of failing Spanish class isn't funny but her conjugation of fracasar (to flunk) "[[GratuitousSpanish Yo am almost fracasaring]]" makes it impossible not to laugh.
* EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory: Hairwoman lives and breathes these tropes when she studies Literature/TheScarletLetter believing that there's a symbolic meaning behind every last detail Hawthorne added.
* HarsherInHindsight: Laurie Halse Anderson has blogged about real-life teen rape incidences that have ample KarmaHoudini and make you lament humanity.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Melinda's narration paints her parents as fairly [[AdultsAreUseless useless]] and borderline on the verge of a divorce, but they do buy her chalk art supplies for Christmas, saying they have noticed her drawing drawing, and frequently lament how their once-happy and sociable daughter has totally isolated herself and barely speaks, so are they really as selfish and oblivious as Melinda views them or are we just getting the worst of them from a teenage viewpoint?
* CompleteMonster: [[JerkJock Andy]] [[HandsomeLech Evans]] is a [[TeensAreMonsters senior at Merryweather High School]] who has a reputation for sleeping around. Upon meeting a drunken Melinda Sordino at an end of the summer party, he [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapes her]]; this results in a spiral of events which culminate in Melinda becoming traumatized to the point of nearly becoming mute. Since then, Andy made a habit out of [[MindRape psychologically tormenting Melinda]] out of sadism. Fearing that Rachel might become his next victim, Melinda attempted to warn her about Andy's true intentions, but she doesn't believe her. It's also revealed that Andy had a [[SerialRapist prolific history of sexually assaulting femalestudents]]; this students]], which is shown by the multiple entries that were written on the wall in the restroom. Enraged that Melinda had ruined his reputation, Andy confronts her in the janitor's closet, and he attempts to rape her again out of spite. [[ItsAllAboutMe Egotistical]] and sadistic, Evans would stop at nothing to get what he wants.
* CrossesTheLineTwice: Melinda's fear of failing Spanish class isn't funny but her conjugation offracasar ''fracasar'' (to flunk) to "[[GratuitousSpanish Yo am almost fracasaring]]" makes it impossible not to laugh.
*EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory: Hairwoman lives and breathes these tropes when she studies Literature/TheScarletLetter believing that there's a symbolic meaning behind every last detail Hawthorne added.
*HarsherInHindsight: [[spoiler:It's revealed in the sequel ''Catalyst'' that Andy, while found guilty of rape, never got any jail time]]. Laurie Halse Anderson has blogged about real-life teen rape incidences that have ample KarmaHoudini and make you lament humanity.
* CompleteMonster: [[JerkJock Andy]] [[HandsomeLech Evans]] is a [[TeensAreMonsters senior at Merryweather High School]] who has a reputation for sleeping around. Upon meeting a drunken Melinda Sordino at an end of the summer party, he [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapes her]]; this results in a spiral of events which culminate in Melinda becoming traumatized to the point of nearly becoming mute. Since then, Andy made a habit out of [[MindRape psychologically tormenting Melinda]] out of sadism. Fearing that Rachel might become his next victim, Melinda attempted to warn her about Andy's true intentions, but she doesn't believe her. It's also revealed that Andy had a [[SerialRapist prolific history of sexually assaulting female
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotDidactic: Made fun of through the English teacher's opinion of ''Literature/TheScarletLetter''.
