Author's Note: On page 53, Mr. Neck begins a rampage on how his son can't get a job. Melinda and David sit through his lecture with deep hatred.
Mr. Neck: "So tell me why my son can't get a job"
How does a Social Studies class answer such a question? How is it relevant to social studies in the first place? You can't; It isn't. The author put this passage in Speak to showcase how cruel of a man Mr. Neck really is. Simply because his son cannot get a job as a firefighter in New York (because of lack of talent, strength, education, connections, or a possible criminal record -- it does not say) he lectures his ninth grade class on how America should close its borders so that real citizens can get the jobs they need, and opens this up for discussion. Any teacher in their right mind at Pewaukee High School, Middle School, or Elementary school would never do such a thing unless they are preparing for a note asking for them to kindly take an unpaid vacation for the rest of the year. We now know that Mr. Neck has no sympathy for students, is discriminitive toward races besides his own, and has absolutely no passion for teaching. If Melinda's life was ever climbing toward happy before this point, Mr. Neck rolled it up into a snowball and sent it right back down.
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