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Essay On The 57 Bus By Dashka Slater

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Is it a homophobia? “I don’t have a problem with homosexual’s. I have friends that’s homosexual’s.” In the novel The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater, we experience the life of an agender person named Sasha, formally named Luke. Sasha walks us through their life and their internal and external changes while simultaneously fighting for their life as their friends Andrew, formally known as Samantha, Michel, and their parents Karl, and Debbie cheer them on. As Sasha was asleep on the 57 bus headed home, two young men entered the bus, Lloyd and Richard. They then sat with Jamal, who was already on the bus. Jamal started making fun of Sasha, pointing at them and calling them a guy. Jamal then handed Richard a lighter and said something, pulled out his phone and began recording. Richard then set Sasha's skirt on fire. Now the people are debating whether Richard did it out of homophobia, he was peer pressured, or he did it jokingly to impress his friends. The 57 Bus shows Sasha's self-growth as they overcome their fears, their peers' rude remarks, and stereotypes. …show more content…

They were obsessed with learning languages. By the age of four they could read, it was later found out that they had Asperger's. After they learned about the genders and how many there were, they decided that they would like to be called they/them. While Sasha and Andrew were hanging out in Sasha's bedroom, Sasha asked Andrew “I don't know if this is rude or not, but I was wondering how you realized you were a guy?” At this moment it seemed that Sasha was questioning themselves and who they were. After Sasha picked their gender, they felt a bit out of place, especially when going to the

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