"The Gaydar"

     

In the story Am I Blue? by, Bruce Coville, the protagonist Vince is trying to figure out if he's gay or not. He’s also very scared and worried of what might happen to him or what people might think if he shows everyone who he really is. He shows his fear/shyness until he found out about "The Gaydar". ;)

      In the begging, Vince was getting beaten up by Butch Carigon. When he met his fairy godfather Melvin, Vince didn’t believe Melvin actually existed. Vince was also very embarrassed to be seen with Melvin. Vince told Melvin to stop walking in this swishy way and in the cafe Melvin winked at another guy sitting a few tables away. At this point I could relate to Vince, couldn’t anyone? I mean like everyone has been afraid what people must think of yourself, because people can be verrrrrryyyyy mean. Just like Butch Carrigan, he was beating up Vince in the 1st paragraph. I was very disappointed. I don’t know if I should be saying my personal opinion on this topic but everyone has 3 options:

 1.You don’t agree with idea of being "gay".

 2.You do agree with idea of being "gay".

 3.You really don't care. /:

      I think I fall into number... 1. I feel mean by think what other people are doing or believe is wrong but at the same time everyone has their reasons. I’m a Catholic so, supposedly it wrong for a woman and woman or man with another man to get married. But these people just want to be happy :(, and then other who think the opposite of me make me feel like I’m a party pooper and I’m just ruining their happiness. Oh well, I stand for what I believe. ANYWAYYY...

      Melvin then gave Vince the opportunity to have the gift of "The Gaydar". The Gaydar let Vince see people blue, when people are a shade of blue it means they are gay. The dark the shade is the less gay they are. Melvin put the power on Vince, and when he opened his eyes he was soooo surprised! He couldn’t imagine how many people were blue in the cafe. I think this was the climax for Vince, he realized that he wasn’t the only gay person there and he should be proud of who he is and who he is trying to find out who is. I was really upset when I read the paragraph on page 13 that the republican. Vince called him a hypocrite so I’m guessing the republican was saying he doesn’t agree with the idea of being gay, BUT he was blue! I was like Ahahahaha meanie!!

      The last part of the story was the best ending ever! “Gay fantasy number three, coast to coast." Ohmygoshh! People all over the world started turning blue! That would be so crazy if it happened in real life. It would be crazy for that man that was jogging that is married and has kids! His third wish was the best, making Butch Carrigan blue... BUT when Melvin came back he gave Vince the best news ever, Butch was already blue! I was so proud of Vince at the end when he said “And my third wish? I've decided to save it for when I really need it--maybe when I meet the girl of my dreams. Or Prince Charming. Whichever." BEST ENDING EVER! I liked this story ALOT. :)