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Coming of Age Stories
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Coming of Age Stories
Collection of 16 young adult stories in "Am I Blue?" that deal with gay & lesbian teens, their friends & parents. Positive message conveyed.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages) |
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2001
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"Am I Blue? Is a collection of coming-of-age stories centering on teens who are Gay or Lesbian or have Gay or Lesbian parents or friends. The stories all share a common structure in the sense that all the plots revolve around a personal conflict, a family conflict or a peer conflict, and all the conflicts are resolved. Conflict resolution tends to bring the central character to a new state of awareness after which he or she cannot be what he or she once was and must move forward, usually with greater confidence.In this sense, all the stories convey a positive message.
The overriding theme of this collection is "you"re not alone" and the average age of the central character in conflict is 17. Because of the age, the characters all have much in common with
straight teenagers in the sense that all teenagers are concerned with.."
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