Olivia's Story

"Being a part of something special makes you special, right?" That was one of the many lines that made me fall in love with the show Glee. I learned so much from all of the lessons and themes that were covered in the TV show's amazing story. I started watching Glee in the summer going into seventh grade and had low hopes, thinking that it would just be some corny show. However, after the first episode, my opinion of the show changed completely. I loved all of the characters and the lessons that they learned throughout the series. 

In a nutshell, Glee is about a bunch of "losers" (a kid in a wheelchair, a transgender kid, a music-obsessed nerd, a failing student, a football player who confessed to like singing, and many more) who all joined together in a Glee club, finding themselves as well as friendships that will last them a lifetime. They overcame so much throughout the series and every character is very inspiring in a different way.

For example, Kurt, the only openly gay teenager in his school, faced a lot of bullying and extremely harsh threats. However, another teenager named Blaine, a proud, happy, and also openly gay student at a private school, gave him the motivation to stand up to the bullies and become confident in himself. Right away, Kurt started talking back to the bullies, staying true to himself and becoming very happy. This lesson is extremely inspiring to me and pushes me to be true to myself every day. Even further, it always reminds me to accept everyone, regardless of their differences, and to be open minded no matter what.

In addition, the story of Kurt and Blaine is important to me because of my beliefs in gay equality. Glee helps to spread the knowledge of what issues gay people are confronted with, which is extremely meaningful to me. Therefore, for all of these reasons and more, Glee is an amazing show with many heartfelt lessons that I will carry around with me for the rest of my life.