Acceptance of Homosexuality

Noah's home is located very close to Paul's home and the high school. Noah and his family have just moved into their house from an unknown location. Since Noah's parents are extremely focused on their professional careers, the house is usually occupied only by Noah and his lonely younger sister, Claudia. Despite only having recently moved in, Noah has already decorated both his room and the upstairs attic, converted into a painting studio, in a thorough and whimsical way. The fundamental, underlying truth of the world in which this novel exists is that people who are homosexual or who belong to any sexuality are accepted and embraced for who they are. Chronologically, this theme was established very early in Paul’s life, specifically, when he is in kindergarten, with the support of his kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Benchly. Paul effectively discovers that he is gay...