Personal Narrative: My Tragic Flaws In My Life

Everyone has a “tragic flaw;” a weakness, whether it be mental or physical, that causes downfall in one’s life. It doesn’t have be as dramatic an impact on a person’s life like when Dr.Faustus sold his soul to the devil because he was so eager to learn, for me my flaw is more relatable to Beth March in Little Women, we are both incredulously shy, holding us back from sharing our thoughts and opinions with the world.
When I was younger, people would tell me I was quiet, but I wasn’t described as shy until middle school. When I was in elementary school I loved talking to my friends and answering questions in class but I was never the chattiest, I was always slightly reserved, but towards the end of middle school and through high school, I slowly withdrew further and further inside myself until I hardly spoke at all. I became trapped within my own mind. I would have opinions and answers to what we were discussing in class, but was too afraid to express my thoughts, because the feeling of my secret was weighing so heavily on me; I’m gay. I started realizing this when I was in 8th
Since then, I have came out to various people and it has not always been positive. But in spite of all this, coming out helped me find my voice. It allowed me to learn that I need to stand up for myself. I would have not of developed these traits, nor would I have been able to openly say what I want to do with my life, which is major in communications and eventually work with the LGBT community. Since coming out, I’m back to myself. I love to talk about what I’m passionate about, whether I’m excitedly chattering on endlessly about a book I just read or seriously discussing something close at heart, I am always ready to share my opinions and influence the world because I want one day for youth and everyone else alike to not have to feel the sense of shame that I did, and I know that many others have