Quote 1
"You're a good kid. I think you have a lot to say. I'd like to hear it." (56.16)
Mr. Freeman is the only one who offers to listen to Melinda. This does a lot to break through her isolation.
Quote 2
"Welcome to the only class that will teach you how to survive […]. Welcome to Art." (4.3)
That's Mr. Freeman, of course. Do the things Melinda learns in art class in fact teach her to survive? Can you think of a specific example?
Quote 3
"You're imagination is paralyzed" [Mr. Freeman] declares. "You need to take a trip. […] You need to visit the mind of the great one." (57.1)
Mr. Freeman is talking about Spanish artist Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), whose work really inspires Melinda. The great thing about art is that generation after generation can interact with it.