Homosexuality In The History Boys

Nowadays, due to the development of individualism, people are more likely to express their feelings, sexuality and beliefs to public with confidence. But back to the era of conservative thought, people may conceal their thought and inner self. The History Boys from Alan Bennett and Danish Girl from Tom Hooper both present another type of minority dealing methods on how they express feelings and decision changes their future in that era. Einar from Danish Girl thinks that she is trap in a male body and Posner from The History Boys discover that he is homosexual after falling in love with Dakin. Although the endings of their life are miserable, both Einar and Posner use an open-mind and brave attitude to deal with their struggles after the trigger point of dress in a lady and fall in love with Dakin respectively. Einar tends to use an affirmative attitude to face them while Posner is stand still in the past and don’t move …show more content…
On one hand, Posner is always looking for outside materials and have such uncertainty about the struggles on his sexuality is because of his character, “Sir, I think I may be homosexual.” (Bennett, 2008, P.41), Posner is using “I think” and “I may be”, which are uncertain words in one sentence to comments his sexuality, shows that he is a confused person and unsure of himself. Second, Posner is lack of independence to solve problems. About his sexuality, he talks to Irwin for advice, “Is it a phase, sir? ... Some literature says it will pass. … I’m not sure I want it to pass.” (Bennett, 2008, P.42), discloses that Posner has trouble to deal his straggle so he needs to relies on authority, such as Irwin and literature to help him. After he has different advice, he still can’t affirm his sexual identity, shows that he is unable to manage his