The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2

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"The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by Emily Danforth, is about a girl named Cameron whose parents die as she is starting to discover her sexuality. Cameron ends up truly realizing she is homosexual and truly is afraid that people will find out. As the story continues, Cameron has three lovers (so far); Irene, Lindsay and Coley. Cameron is "kind of dating" Coley, but Coley has a boyfriend. Throughout the summer Coley and Cameron meet and go on dates, have a relationship, but then Coley's boyfriend returns. Once her boyfriends returns, Coley tells her parents that Cameron forced her into the relationship, and in the end Cameron's Grandmother and Aunt become ashamed of her. Cameron is then sent to boarding school for Christians who need to be saved from homosexuality.

I think that this book is a little too harsh for a coming-of-age story. When Cameron first starts to be in a relationship with Irene all is ended when her family becomes rich and wants to send her to a private boarding school. Cameron and Irene talk once before she leaves about how Cameron could go to the boarding school with Irene the next year, but Cameron's Aunt cannot afford it. Irene then goes off to her boarding school and brags to Cameron on how she has a boyfriend. I don't truly know if Irene is trying to show Cameron that she isn't homosexual anymore or trying to show off that she is the one in an actual relationship. Then their relationship is done. Over. Cameron is then forever scarred by the fact that her friend abandoned her.

Coley is the evil girlfriend of the three. I would say so, because she completely abandons Cameron by exposing her true secret, creates a gigantic lie, causing her to be sent away, and having complete abandonment from her Aunt and Grandmother. No girl would possibly tell the parents about their relationship if it is in the Christian faith. There are programs that people can take in their own town or discuss with their families and preach, but certain Christian faiths believe in "Gay Camp" as many people call it. Where people go to fix their sexuality. I think that Danforth really went too far to make Cameron miserable.