Legally Straight Bill Konigsberg Analysis

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In the novel “Openly straight” writing by Bill Konigsberg, the protagonist in the novel is a boy named Seamus Rafael Goldberg aka (Rafe). Rafe is a gay young adult going off to college and is tired of being labeled. He came out in his high school, and even though he wasn't really bully at his high school, they only knew him from being gay. His name was always that gay kid or the gay boy. He didn’t mind but he didn’t like how being gay was the only thing he’s known for. Rafe, the protagonist of Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg and I are alike in many ways. We both share the same view of the world, are viewed by the world in similar ways and I would respond in a comparable way to the central conflict of the novel. Therefore, I believe given the chance, we could be friends.
The world sees Rafe as nothing more than his label and his sexuality. They only see him as a boy who came out the closet. Even when he tries to be a normal person his peers still find ways to label him. The world sometimes sees Rafe as an outgoing person who tries to do stuff outside of school but he still tends to hide things from his peers. The world can see that Rafe is proud of who he is, but he just wants to try to have a normal life at the same time. In the end, Rafe wants to be seen by the world for whom he is without
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If I was put in Rafe shoes and I would have stayed true to myself and wouldn’t have tried to change myself. I say this because I believe no matter who or what you are people will judge you till the day you die. So why not be yourself, but that's what I would do if I was put in Rafe shoes during his central conflict. I would have also tried to find help through friends, family, etc. if it got to a point where stuff got too difficult for Rafe to handle. In all, I and Rafe would have resolved the conflict similar way and we more likely would have got the same results to the

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