The Closet -Bossy Pants Tina Fey

In the book Bossy Pants Tina Fey explains how she had a friend who was gay but he still hadn't quite "come out of the closet." People say "come out of the closet" but what really is the closet? A place to know who you are but not wanting to admit it to the world around you. A place to be scared of not being accepted. The closet is such a dark place and maybe it takes people so long to come out of it because they cant find the light. Without the light how can they find the door.

This society puts so much pressure on people for being different. But then why do they say be your self, if who you really are isn't good enough for them.  Coming out of the closet isn't that easy. It seems as if the closet would feel like a safer place to be, you alone accepting yourself. But if you accept yourself what does it matter what they think?

No matter what, you are a human being and you shouldn't hide from the world in a closet just because someone doesn't accept you. So really what " not coming out of the closet" means is the pressure that this society puts on someone will lead them to be something they aren't and make them hide their true emotions.

Partial Spoiler alert- The Sorting Hat- Harry Potter Year 1

I am reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone. In one chapter Neville goes into Gryffindor house with his legs locked, after Malfoy had casted a spell on him. After that Neville says he doesn't deserve to be in Gryffindor, but Harry replies yes you do, the sorting hat put you here, and this is where you belong. I found this interesting how they all know the sorting hat is right. And he knows where you belong.

But really he just knows where you want to be, and that reflects who you are. For instance later on in the series I remember Dumbledor telling Harry, that the sorting hat had almost put him in Slytherin, but Harry had wanted to be put in Gryffindor so badly that they put him there. This shows Harry didn't want to be a dark wizard or be led to a selfish future, but he wanted to be noble and courageous. So if Neville thinks he doesn't deserve to be in Gryffindor even though he wants to, he is wrong.

Life isn't always about who you are, but who you want to be. What you aim for in life reflects your thoughts, and opinions. As long as you follow a path in life where you know is right and reflects your values then you are who you want to be.

Memories- Homecoming by: Cynthia Voigt

"Oh yes i loved my children. I had a lot of love to give those day, to my husband too. But it got turned around. I got turned around. I let myself get turned around." Her grandmother waved her hand lightly brushing away the cobwebs in the corner of the room.

 In this scene Dicey is speaking with her grandmother, who is telling the story of how she has no one to love in her life anymore. I thought that at the end when her grandmother brushes away the cobweb in the corner it shows she is brushing away the memories she once had with her children. A spider takes a very long time to weave her web. She has to be careful, this is her home. Just like memories you have to be careful, memories take a long time to be built. And what happened once will stay with you forever. 

A spider web will be destroyed in the wind, rain, or by human. But spiders rebuild them. So they are never without a place to live. Memories may be ignored but the essential ones will never be forgotten. Memories build who we are, with out them we have no experience no knowledge of right from wrong. Life can't be lived properly with out memories. Just like a spider can't live with out its web.

Her grandmother stills loves her children, even when she says she doesn't. If she didn't love them, then she wouldn't be lonely. Because she would know there was no one out there anymore that could make her happy again. But she knows they are still out there and more then anything she wants to see them. Her thoughts may say no, but her gut says yes.