Character Analysis In 'Starry Night'

Mitch, and Cam are also portrayed in various ways as looking out for their straight friends and are therefore shown to be emotionally capable of aiding their friends. For example, Mitchell and Cameron often counsel Jay on his relationship with new wife Gloria, Claire with regard to her spacey husband Phil, and Manny on self-confidence. In one particular scene Mitch speaks to his stepbrother Manny about accepting and embracing being different: “This is the funny thing about growing up: For years and years everyone’s desperately afraid to be different in any way. And then suddenly, almost overnight, everybody wants to be different. And that is where we win.” (“Starry Night,” 19:22). By being shown as a legitimate source of advice for their straight peers, Modern family again reduces the idea of the gay other, showing that being gay does not mean they cannot understand or relate to the issues faced by their straight counterparts.

This conversation is Here is an instance where Mitch’s sexuality has made him wise. However, though the viewer knows that Mitch’s gayness is a big part of this “difference” he speaks about, Mitch does not directly mention it. In this way, Mitch’s sexuality and the struggles he may have undergone because of it do not become the focus; instead, Mitch’s loving

demonstrating that there is no need to hide any shred of one’s character regardless of his surroundings, and this observation helps characters like Mitch build closer relationships with his family and friends. of