CASSANDRA REVELES: GEORGE <3

George is about a little boy who identifies as a girl. Early on in the text you realizes that he refers to himself as a she. He keeps a secret stash of magazines from women’s fashions to relationship advices and only when she feels secure and is alone in her house does she bring them out and embraces how she feels. Georges feels that she cannot share her secret with anyone because she is scared of what they would think of her. The book mentions how uncomfortable Georges feels in her body and how much she hates the word boy but especially man.

The book does a good job of showing the reader how George feels and paints a good imagine of George’s perspective. There is a sense in where George goes to the restroom and the pass she needs to carry around spells out BOY on the stick. The passages gives detail as too how George grabs the very tip of it and she drags it along the wall as she walks that way she doesn’t have to carry it because she hates it. Then it goes on to Say how she will not drink any water in hopes of not having to use the restroom so that she doesn’t have to go to the boys restroom. The book has definitely been an eye opener for me because its has shown me the daily struggle that people go through because of the way society has taught us what all guys should like and act vs. the role of a girl.

The chapter book George, reminded me of a book I read for my EDTE302 class.  The book is Princess Boy. In Princess boy, the little boy sees himself as a male yet he enjoys feminine things like dolls and dresses. His parents embrace him as a person and courage him to dress how he chooses as well as engage in activities that he likes. The reason George reminds me of this book is because George wishes he could have that life where he can dress the way he chooses and engage in whatever activity he pleases too.