Kurt Cobain entry #2

Chapter 3 begins by stating some of the professions that Kurt Cobain had contemplated as a teen. He had thoughts of being the president but deemed it as "A stupid idea". He had also thought of being a stuntman for a while. He had pulled off such stunts as riding his bike off his roof, jumping out of windows onto matresses, and even taping firecrackers to a piece of metal, and then to himself, as he was curious of what being blown up was like! But, with Punk Rock flowing through his veins, he knew that his destiny was set. He was going to be a Punk Rock star. He knew the right people to do just that. This chapter also talks about Kurt and his personal relationships with friends and family. He had met the first rock band he had seen in person, he had worked out his relationship with his parents (somewhat), and had gained in friendships that he would cherish forever. His mother had remarried, but unwisely. Her new husband was a drunk and often came home intoxicated and with other women. Wendy, Kurt's mother, was frustrated. What could she do? She went out, got drunk, took one of her husband's guns with threats of shooting him, but couldn't. She, instead, had taken all the ammo and guns she could find, and threw them into a river. Kurt saw this as an opportunity to his own personal gain. He had paid his friends a few bucks to gather as much out of the river and give them to Kurt. He had then sold them and bought an amazing new amp. He was stoked at the new potential for noise. Kurt had even tried to join the Melvins, the first rock band he'd seen in person. That was nothing short of disastrous. He had forgot all the songs he'd wrote.

It was in Kurt's teenage years in which he had made a most valued friend, and started living his first lie. His friend, Myer Loftin, was a homosexual. Upon the discovery of his orientation to Kurt's peers, Kurt's valued friendship led to the notion that Kurt too was a homosexual. Kurt had ended up just puttting up with the verbal abuse, and even went along with it. He was "proud of the fact the [he] was gay, even though he wasn't". After some time, Kurt had enough with the abuse. He had, sadly, ended a valued friendship. This chapter has some definate meaning in literature. It makes a strong comment about human nature and homosexuality. It states homosexuality 'retains an absurd ability to horrify and shock people, and it's not only jerks who give the kneejerk response..." An allusion was made to when President Clinton suggested allowing homosexuals into the military. Do you believe Kurt was right to end the friendship with Myer, only because he was getting ridiculed?