Personal Writing Devon Essay Research Paper Personal

them.

Devon told me why he dressed the way he does, “I do it to show people

that everyone is different and to like them for who they are.” Devon does not

take a look at anybody and judge them for that one look. When he meets someone

he automatically likes them, once he gets to know them he makes his decision not

to like them if that’s the case. As Devon lit up a cigarette and took a puff he

told me about some of his life.

“I haven’t dressed like this all of my life. One day I got all wet when

my family went to the lake. I put on a pair of my dad’s clothes and the were

big and baggy on me. As we pulled in the driveway to our house one of my

friends saw me and told me I looked like a freak. I smiled and went inside to

change. As I thought about it, it made since to me that most people are

different. I started dressing like this to prove I’m a normal person with real

feelings.”

He told me all the names people called him and that it really didn’t

bother him that much. “I think I’ve been called every name in the book,” he

explained. He just can’t believe people could say this and not know anything

about him. He likes himself and doesn’t care what anyone else thinks.

Before I left, I thanked Devon for sharing a piece of his life with me.

“No problem, happy to help you out,” he said. I shook his hand once again and

left the coffee shop with a greater respect for people that may look a little

different, and a new friend.