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A 3 page essay that consists of 2 short essays on this novel. The first essay (roughly 1 page) discusses a scene from Jacqueline Woodson's novel Melanin Sun and its meaning in terms of the novel's themes. The second essay (2 pages) discusses the writer's reflections on the book and the writer's personal opinion on LGBTQ sexuality, which argues for tolerance for difference. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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voice his feelings about people who are attracted to the same sex, which calls "Queerness" (Woodson 58). He becomes defensive and asks why he should care if a teacher is
gay and his mother says, "I care because theyre people, Melanin Sun. Because Ive raised you to care" (Woodson 59). Then, she confesses that she has fallen in love with
another woman, a woman that Melanin knows to be white. Melanin subsequently goes through all of the emotional reactions that one might expect from a male teen, including the
fear that "May Mama hated men. Maybe she hated me" (Maran). However, after retreating into sullen silence, Melainin is eventually reconciled to his mother and her partner because he comes
to see that his mothers partner, Kristin, in human terms, as a person, not as a representative of the white race. By caring, Melanin reconnects with himself and his upbringing,
He comments, "I didnt know if it would ever stop mattering what people thought. But I was sure of Mama, sure of my notebooks...sure of myself" (Maran). Implied within this
attitude is that he may never become fully accepting of his mothers relationship, but that, ultimately, this did not have anything to do with their relationship as people. Reflection
This writer/tutor does not, of course, have any idea how the student feels on this topic, or, for that matter, the specific course content. Therefore, the student is encouraged to
write his or her own opinion when writing a personal essay, adapting it to the specific points brought up in class. However, from a personal perspective, I completely agree with
the orientation of the novel, which is that other people do not have to embrace same-sex sexuality in order to care for LGBTQ individuals as people. In fact, the principles
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