People who have narcissistic personality disorder are only concerned about themselves, their tasks, and how they appear to the outside, which is the mother of Speak’s entire personality. The mom from Speak shows narcissistic tendencies with her condescending comments and lack of concern for her daughters mental health. The mother states “She's jerking us around to get attention” (Anderson, 114) when red flags arise. When Melinda’s parents get notice that there may be a serious issue with Melinda, the mother assumes that she is just being attention seeking. Instead of the mother wondering what Melinda is thinking or why she has gone silent, she instead claims that she is just attention seeking. People who have narcissism tend to dislike it when
