Cooper

In the essay A Clack of Tiny Sparks: Remembrances of a Gay Boyhood, by Bernard Cooper, the author describes his confusion during his adolescence years about the longing for boys. This essay is important to me because it shows how some people deal with being a homosexual and hiding in the closet. In the essay, the author tries to find out why it is wrong to like boys. Therefore, this essay is important to me because it helps me understand what goes on in teenager is whose mind is confused.

The essay that Bernard cooper writes makes me remember how my high school I went to would treat homosexual people and how they were looked upon as wrong. When the author describes how Theresa call him a “fag”, it reminds me how we would do the same things in my high school, and now that I see it in other peoples perspective of that word I understand that it is offensive. Thanks to the author, Bernard Copper has made my understanding with other homosexuals different.

After reading the well described essay by Bernard Cooper, learned how to write a descriptive essay, but most importantly the way he dealt with his sexuality. The reason why he wrote this essay is to make people understand and be considerate of people who have to deal with people being teased at school for their sexuality. Even though Bernard Cooper did not tell anyone he was homosexual, it was still hard for him to be himself because he would be teased. I will never forget this essay because it helped me understand the way people are and to accept tem.