![]() ![]() ![]() In Blue Boy, author Rakesh Satyal covers a few months in the life of Kiran Sharma, a twelve year old gay Indian American boy whose parents immigrated to Cincinnati from India. All of these plot points are common but real, and it is up to the writer to put his stamp on such a story to make it his own. ![]() And because of all of these things there is almost always a desperate need for the protagonist to prove himself to others as worthwhile, to excel. Often there are many humiliating experiences, awkward attempts at friendship, budding sexuality, a desire to do things considered “girlie,” perhaps a clumsiness in sports. Many gay coming of age stories, in fiction and in real life, share some common elements: the lonely protagonist who feels isolated and misunderstood, a disapproving father, a doting but bewildered mother, and a mob of cruel, taunting peers. ![]()
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