"Am I Blue" is about a boy who is bullied for being gay, and than meets his fairy godfather who will give him three wishes. One of his wishes is to turn everyone gay blue, which is the namesake of the story.
Vincent, the main character is described as a "confused puppy". Many people can probably relate to that, me included because they have been uncertain about themselves. Not necessarily about being gay, but about choices in life. Vincent feels like he has no one to talk to, to talk about his real feelings. Because gay people have to hide, they separate themselves from other people, including their friends and family.
Vincent has a pretty hard life, but he doesn't seem interested in trying to fix it. If I was bullied, I would probably tell my friends to solve the problem, just because I would be too miserable. I just wouldn't be able to stand it. People are also bullied for other reasons, such as race, sex, religion so this situation can apply to lots of people. Melvin, the fairy godfather was killed because of his beliefs, which maybe means he should have been more careful when he was alive.
Melvin also says throughout the story "us" relating to himself and other gays. But whenever you use the word us, you are pushing the people not included away. "Us" in this story means the other gays. This is pushing the idea of gays and straights being happy together, They would feel like a separate group of people. And all the gays that were bullied before will not want to make friends with their bullier
I think "Am I Blue" has a lot of meaning below the surface which will teach you a lot about the world. Everything in the story has a realistic aspect, which makes it easier for people to connect to the story. This can have the lessons in the story be easier to spot, and mean more. I have felt I have learned a lot just reading a short story called,"Am I Blue"
This is very sweet.
ReplyDeleteAm I blue?
Am I red?
Exploring different colors is very interesting.
What's your favorite color?
I think blue is nice but it should've been called "Am I green?" because green is also nice and you don't want to discriminate green. I mean, what did green ever do to you? Seriously. Maybe it should be called "Am I a Rainbow?" because that would be fair to all the colors. You can't just choose one and expect everyone to be okay with it. Come on Tess! What about purple? What about black? Pink?
So even though I thought this was a very cute post you should be more thoughtful on what colors you're offending next time. It's never good to make the colors mad, so favoring blue is kind of offensive and perhaps dangerous.
BE CAREFUL NEXT TIME! COLORS ARE VERY FRAGILE AND EASILY UPSET!