Am I Blue by Bruce Caville

 
    Vince is a 16 year old boy who goes to high school and he gets picked on by a boy name Butch Carrigian and Vince is always being called a faggot and stuff. Later in the story Vince try to find out if he is gay or not? How does Melvin help out Vince throughout the story?

    Melvin appears in the beginning of the story trying to help out Vince. Trying to convince Vince that Melvin is a fairy godfather they head towards a cafe called Pete's. Melvin tells Vince about his story like how he became a fairy godfather he toll Vince " People called me a fairy all my life and when I died that is what I wanted to be.

    Vince had asked Melvin more questions like " what happen to you ". Melvin toll Vince what had happen to him he said " so I was walking by myself and three bruisers were calling me a faggot and had dragged me into an alley way and were saying they will teach me faggot and I remember coming face to face with a tire iron ". Melvin had soon toll Vince about the three wishes he got. But they were only to him.

     Melvin had soon toll Vince about the gaydar and how it shows who is gay or slightly gay or like really gay. It wasn't a wish said Melvin it is like something new you are learning. Vince had asked if he can use it and he had closed his eyes and when Vince had open then back up he saw who was gay or not. When Vince had went home he looked in the mirror and he was slightly blue. He had asked Melvin and he had said " you are one confused puppy you don't know what you want right now ".

     That day Vince knew what he was going to use one of his wishes one and he had asked Melvin to turn Butch Carrigian to be fully blue and Melvin said yes right away. Next day Butch was in blue, Melvin asked Vince what was he gonna use his last one he said " when i need it ill use it ".

    What i think about this passage is that it mean how in high school you can be picked on or be beaten up just for being gay or just being slightly gay. This passage connects to the world because it says that like no one should bully you for who and what you are and let no one take control over you.;