Positive & Identity-The Bully

The book Positive and the poem Identity-The bully are similar because in the book, Paige is bullied for being HIV positive. Paige really never says anything when she hears things about her but it does hurt her in the inside. In the book, it says, "Careful, a seventh-grade boy said. "Don't drink after her. She has AIDS." Paige didn't care that the boy didn't know what she really had inside her but the fact that she only told one person which was her best friend made her body cold. Paige was scared that one everyone kne and that her best friend told everyone else, Paige's "best friend" let her down. In the poem, it reads about how every person tries to find something different to bully them or tease them. People might not show that they're hurt but it actually does. People should be careful what they say because it can be very hurtful. Paige usually never shows that the words from other people's mouth can hurt her but once she goes to her house, she explodes.