Peer pressure influences teenagers by friends convincing them that It is going to be ok or that nothing bad would happen. I think that Laurie Halse Anderson, the author of “Speak,” is saying it very easy convincing teenagers to do something they haven't done. Melinda Sordino was influenced to try to drink alcohol at a party (Halse).One way I think I have experienced peer pressure, It is when people start to telling me to take a drink ,and I think if we have a little in common. However Melinda handled the pressure was when she knew it was not right, and she called the cops with her friends house phone (Halse).One thing that she could have done differently was nothing because she did the right thing to call the cops(Halse).What I have done by handling peer pressure was just kept on saying no.Something that Melinda could have done differently was just ignored them and just said no to drinking. If Melinda could have told her parents,or friends they could've helped her by talking to her when she started to act differently (Halse). If I would ever experience peer pressure I would always talk to my friends or to one of my family members to ask what I could do. …show more content…
Most importantly, Melinda was very brave to talk to someone at the end and to let her friend know that the guy she was dating was the one that raped her ,if she did not talk to her parents she would still go into the old dusty janitor room and cry because she did not have anyone to talk to