On Act II of The Boys Next Door, Lucien has a long quite of just himself rambling, thinking he’s saying something important, well maybe to him it is rather important. “He be fat with doughnuts. Arnold’s got the rugs. He’s like nuts or something. He’s my friend too. And Barry. He golfs. He be gone now. I miss Barry. I do. I miss Barry. ABCDEF… I stand before you, a middle-aged man in an uncomfortable suit, a man whose capacity for rational thought is somewhere between a five year-old and an oyster. I am retarded . I am damaged.” Reading this quote from Lucien made me remember some of the clients from AFI, and I could connect the similar talking pattern that Lucien had with the clients. Going to visit AFI brought The Boys next Door to life for me, I felt in a weird way I could see the book in action. Also before going to visit AFI; our assigned reading, Abstract, also made me think and realize that it’s not always mental retardation, but something just may be off in their head, for example Autism.
I truly enjoyed going to AFI, I see people with these disabilities in a different way. I was hesitant like most people to go, but when I actually got there and started conversing with them I saw that they were people just like us with the same wants and dreams, but just with a little bit more of a challenge to reach it than us. They answered my questions and would reciprocate with the same questions for the most part. They were funny and very welcoming. I think it was a very good field trip for students to go on. From personal feelings I probably would have never gone to do something like that just from the fear of the unknown. But I had a good time!
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