Prince Charming

      In the story Am I Blue? by Bruce Coville, the protagonist Vincent has to go through a few challenges such as getting bullied by Butch Carrigan, meeting a fairy godfather, and most of all he has to go through confusion.
 
       "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." This is one of my most favorite quotes in all of the books or stories I have read. This quote was a great way of ending the short story, because to me, I feel that it is a strong sentence.
  
      Vincent was given the power to see people in blue if they were gay by his fairy god father. And turns out Butch Carrigan was one of them. I was pretty surprised to read that Butch Carrigan liked his own gender because he bullied Vincent for being gay, even though he wasn't sure.
 
       Bullies tend to hurt others to cover up their emotions and their problems. And in this case, it perfectly suits Butch Carrigan. I think that Butch doesn't want other people to know that he is gay so he tries to act tough and beats up Vincent. Maybe Butch had a crush on Vincent, but didn't know how to express himself.
  
      Vincent on the other hand is confused on which gender he likes. In the quote it said "The girl of my dreams" which means he could like a girl, but then it says "Or prince charming. Whichever" which means the opposite.
  
      While Vincent was in the bathroom in his house, he still had his power to see blue. He saw a little blue on his face as well, which I guess scared him.
  
      My friend always gets made fun of by the way he acts, and speaks. He is also always hanging out with girls and never boys. Most boys make fun of him jokingly, but he takes it to heart. He often cries about it too. Sometimes it gets carried away but not to the point where he gets beat up like Vincent does. Many people tell him, including me, to be himself. Who cares what anyone thinks, right? Wrong, not him. He cares. He tries to fit in with everyone else but it doesn't work for him. He should really hang out with the boys more often, but he's scared he will get beat up.
   
      At the end of the story Vincent doesn't give much thought if he likes the other gender. He is not as worried as he was before, which to me is a great thing. The quote also describes him changing as well throughout the story from being confused to being eased up about the whole idea. =D