The short story “I Go Along” by Richard Peck showed that trying new things and going out of your comfort zone could end up being beneficial to you and you could find something that you're very passionate about. Gene was used to being a follower, but you could tell he was committed just by showing up to the bus stop. He didn’t really want to go on the bus but something instinctual made him get on the bus, he was going out of his comfort zone and trying something new. “I can’t see why anybody would want to drive 30 miles to go see a poet” (Peck, 195). This shows that Gene is uncomfortable with what he is doing and that he doesn’t really want to go see the poet. “ I look to class tomorrow with Marty, Pink, and Darla and frankly it doesn’t look
