The book that I read is called “Am I Blue?”, and the short story that I read was called “Three Mondays in July.” The story is about a young man who feels that he is a homosexual, but he keeps quiet about it because of the society that he lives in today would not except him. He then meets a man who tells him that “just remember one thing-you’re not alone.” The idea that this story wants to convey is that there are people all over who are homosexuals and they feel uncomfortable in their own skin because being a homosexual is frowned upon in society. The book is trying to show that society needs to be accepting and loving of people, because even though someone may be different they are still a human. The perspective that the author took in writing this short story or the entire book itself, was to show that society is pushing gay and lesbian people aside and forcing them to become invisible, and they are so worried about the issue that they use it in a derogatory sense. The author points out in the story called “Am I Blue” that “straights are helpless at it. They’re always assuming someone is or isn’t for all the wrong reasons.” In the story the author tries to show that any person could be a homosexual, and that they could have the same interests, job, and similar lifestyle as someone who could be against it. The main message of the entire book is that homosexuals live among us, and whether people who want to recognize it or not, they could very well be someone you know, or the person that you least expect. In the story I am blue there is a little boy and his fairy godmother changed all of the gay people blue, to show the kid that he was not alone in the world. The child saw “the fat guy who ran the grocery store, looked like a giant blueberry – which surprised me, because he was married and had three kids. On the other hand, my Thomayke, the librarian, who everyone knew was a lesbian, didn’t have a trace of blue on her.” Society stereotypes gays as being graphic, and very open about sexual behavior, they slur their words, and they walk funny. All of these stereotypes have lead straight people to believe that other people are homosexuals when they are not. When stereotypes are created about a certain type of person, everyone characterizes them as being that stereotype. They wouldn’t just walk weird they have to be gay, they couldn’t have a speech problem they have to be gay. But really the gay person is the “normal” person who the judging people would never suspect.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Analysis on Literature
The book that I read is called “Am I Blue?”, and the short story that I read was called “Three Mondays in July.” The story is about a young man who feels that he is a homosexual, but he keeps quiet about it because of the society that he lives in today would not except him. He then meets a man who tells him that “just remember one thing-you’re not alone.” The idea that this story wants to convey is that there are people all over who are homosexuals and they feel uncomfortable in their own skin because being a homosexual is frowned upon in society. The book is trying to show that society needs to be accepting and loving of people, because even though someone may be different they are still a human. The perspective that the author took in writing this short story or the entire book itself, was to show that society is pushing gay and lesbian people aside and forcing them to become invisible, and they are so worried about the issue that they use it in a derogatory sense. The author points out in the story called “Am I Blue” that “straights are helpless at it. They’re always assuming someone is or isn’t for all the wrong reasons.” In the story the author tries to show that any person could be a homosexual, and that they could have the same interests, job, and similar lifestyle as someone who could be against it. The main message of the entire book is that homosexuals live among us, and whether people who want to recognize it or not, they could very well be someone you know, or the person that you least expect. In the story I am blue there is a little boy and his fairy godmother changed all of the gay people blue, to show the kid that he was not alone in the world. The child saw “the fat guy who ran the grocery store, looked like a giant blueberry – which surprised me, because he was married and had three kids. On the other hand, my Thomayke, the librarian, who everyone knew was a lesbian, didn’t have a trace of blue on her.” Society stereotypes gays as being graphic, and very open about sexual behavior, they slur their words, and they walk funny. All of these stereotypes have lead straight people to believe that other people are homosexuals when they are not. When stereotypes are created about a certain type of person, everyone characterizes them as being that stereotype. They wouldn’t just walk weird they have to be gay, they couldn’t have a speech problem they have to be gay. But really the gay person is the “normal” person who the judging people would never suspect.
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Explain more how homosexuality is frowned upon by society. What do people do when they know someone is a homosexual? Why is it important to realize that anybody could be a homosexual? Some more textual evidence will deffinetly help you because these seem to be excellent examples. I think you can get a lot more out of your examples. Try not to use assumption language, such as "everyone," ect.
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