Am I Blue?

In this short story "Am I Blue" by, Bruce Coville the author is trying to make a very big point. The main character, Vince is being discriminated by the people in his community because he might be gay. Bruce Coville shows that in this short story that if your repressing yourself from who you truly are inside because you are being discriminated by someone, you don't get to live life at the fullest because you're not being true to yourself.

An example that supports this statement is when Melvin tell's Vince about how he died. The exact quote is, "It's how i met my maker, so to speak. I was walking down the street one day last year, minding my own business, when three bruisers dragged me into alley, shouting, 'We'll teach you faggot'  They never did explain what it is they were going to teach me. Last thing I remember from life on earth was coming face to face with an tire iron. Next thing I knew, I was knocking at the Pearly Gates." This quote is directly saying that you should always be who you are because you never know how long life is going to end up being. You always should be who you truly are.

Another example of discrimination is when Melvin tells Vince, "If a guy asks a girl for a date, the worst thing that can happen is that she laughs at him. If he asks another guy he might get his face punched in. This line is very meaningful. It's talking about the way society is. I know many people don't want to think this, but most people only accept opposite sexes together. Most people don't accept people being homo-sexual. So since thats the way society is, people are obligated to feel like gay people are different, therefore making the homo-sexual people feel uncomfortable in their postions. Even what society tells you, you should always be who you are inside.

In conclusion, I still think that you should be true to yourself no matter what other people say. You won't enjoy your life if you don't live it in the best way that you can. I think that living life in the best way possible is always the best. I think that the author makes very good points in this book. I think that he's trying to tell all of his readers that it's okay to be different. Everybody is different. You should always stay true to yourself no matter what.