A Boy’s Dream

Question

A. Gautam

Every show I watch on TV
Lacks someone who looks like me
I am a bionic boy who paints
With my robot arm
5 I have wavy hair
I’m painted with freckles
Where’s a program with a hero
Who has my kind of charm?
I didn’t grow up like the kid next door
10 But I had my family to catch
Me when I fell
To help me rise up from the floor
Perhaps my difference is hard to take
But I am also just a boy
15 Who likes sweet things
And has a favorite old toy
Where is a boy who fails but tries
has friends and dreams and a fancy arm?
Where is someone like me?

20 I’m just a boy seeking belonging
I’m just a boy with a simple longing

Which of these best describes a message in this poem?

A People want to be taken seriously.People want to be taken seriously.
B Do not be uncomfortable with differences.Do not be uncomfortable with differences.
C People want to feel a sense of belonging.People want to feel a sense of belonging.
D Try to be friends with all kinds of people.

Answer 1

The best answer that describes a message in the poem "A Boy’s Dream" by A. Gautam is:

C People want to feel a sense of belonging.

This is evident from the boy's reflections on his uniqueness and differences, as well as his longing to see someone like himself represented in media and to feel accepted.