Reflection 10

-Why does Coach tell Thom that he can no longer be on the team? How would you have handled this situation? How would your parents react?

 

Coach tells Thom that he can no longer be a part of the team because of the assumptions that he is gay. I think I would have handled this situation differently than Thom. I would have talked to him about that it is discrimination against the players and you can't choose to kick someone off the team because of that. Especially since Thom was their best player. I would argue that without me you don't have much of a team. I think my parents would react in the same way if I got kicked off the team. They would be shocked just like Thom's dad but eventually be able to forgive me.

-Ruth tells Thom, “You can’t go on like you’re going to start living one day, like all this is some preamble to some great life that’s magically going to appear. . . Don’t Wait.” What is she telling Thom to do? Is there anything you are waiting for to make you happy? How can you be in charge of your own happiness?

 

She is telling Thom not to wait about coming out as being gay. I am waiting to graduate from Monmouth to make myself happy. I look forward to December when I will be graduating a semester early to start the next chapter in my life. I can't wait to be done with school and feel accomplished for what I have done throughout school and leaving Monmouth College with not one but two degrees. I can be in charge of my own happiness by thinking about how I have so much to look forward to in life past Monmouth College.

-“Everyone in the world should have at least one moment in their lifetime when an entire crowd of people cheers them on for something, one moment to feel exceptional, one moment that lets you know you really do mean something to the universe.” (191) Do you think this happens for most people or not? How would it happen for you? What would you gain if it did?

 

I believe that this happens for most people in one way or another. It doesn't necessarily has to be during some athletic event or something of that sort. It can be accomplishing something that your family and friends will stick by your side and be there to cheer you on about it. I think it would happen for me when I graduate college because it's something that I have accomplished and I will in return be able to put my degree to use to make the world a better place by a job.

-Thom’s first kiss occurs under difficult emotional circumstances. Describe the “perfect first kiss”. Is it possible to achieve? Like Thom, have you ever had a crush on a famous figure? Why do you think we have crushes like this? 

 

I'm choosing not to reflect on this question.