Most Memorable Day
- ISBN-10
- 1630211524
- ISBN-13
- 9781630211523
- Category
- Drama
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-08-29
- Author
- Kristy Thomas
Description
Javier is an El Salvadorian man who is in the midst of the most memorable day of his life. He is making signs that he is very proud of, signs for a protest for gay rights. He shares with us his life of being exiled by his family for being a gay man and going against his religion to do so. His father and brothers no longer speak to him but his mother sends him pictures of the family to keep him as much of a part of the family as possible but he is no longer welcome in their home. Since he moved away he has begun to work on the campaign for Harvey Milk. As he speaks of the reasons and things that make this the fight for him we see the love and appreciation that he has for Harvey, not only for standing up but also for speaking out. Harvey believed in supporting the people that he represented, not just gay people and that is what made him such an important politician. On the wake of his win Javier is assisting him in his office in City Hall when he hears bullets ring out and Harvey is hit. As he dies as Javier's feet he must find his purpose in life. He is suddenly faced with the reality that he was following a great man for a great cause, but in the loss of that man he must now find himself in the midst of this tragedy. The scene ends with him reading his signs as he begins to wash the blood from the day out of his clothing. He will never forget this day.
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