The Mayor of Castro Street

I've started a new book! A biography of Harvey Milk. Seeing as I'm writing an essay on him already, having a more detailed look into his life and actions from a young age is a great source. Although I'm only a little into the book, I really like it. So for this blog, I'll be doing Character Analysis, and theme. 

Harvey was a very separate person. In the time when it was "in" to be copies, Harvey strayed away. He wasn't like the rest of the children. He asked for money to go to the opera; instead of  most children at the time asking for sweets. It wasn't until he was going more frequently to the Met. that his mother sat him down and told him about the dangers of a boy his age walking through the neighborhoods he was. I believe he was about 12 or so, close to his teens or in. In those times, homosexuality was especially frowned upon. Gays were labeled as dangerous; people too dangerous to even look at your children. Harvey kept what his mother said in mind, but he wanted to see what happened. I think it was then he was exploring his sexuality. 

Harvey as a child was different, and courageous. Courageous for the risks he took just to see what it would be like being by the gays. 

I think the theme of the book so far is don't let society's idealistic ways corrupt who you want to be. 

Harvey wasn't like the children, and asks for sweets. He asked to go to the opera. While other's thought gays were pretty much a plague to humanity, Harvey wanted to walk through them; just to see what it was like. He wasn't like anyone else, he was his own person. He made his own decisions, and didn't let other influence him. 

Don't be afraid to be who you want to be. You're in control. You're you, not everyone else. Don't let other tell you what you should or shouldn't do, either. It's all about what you want. Who you want to be, and what you want to do.