Our+Outcast+Reflection

This page was a way for me to express who I think is being outcasted and marginalized in American society today and there are some references to the past. The first image is a boy alone on the playground. It doesn't really matter why, but that is representative of countless kids who find themselves lost during their youth. They struggle to find a place and are temporarily alone. People in jail are complete outcasts of American society. They are not allowed near the general public and they can be locked away for two lifetimes. The things that they miss out on are countless. I do not pity all people in jail, but for many it makes me sad because they are a segregated community in America that most people will never interact with. Oftentimes, that is for good reason. The image of slavery represents how blacks have had a tough time in American society for centuries and for most blacks, conditions have hardly improved with the exception of gaining a few rights here and there. Homeless people living in America are rarely interacted with by the general public. There are many misconceptions that few people get to learn about. The final image is one of a boy living with autism. He is naturally outcasted from society and misunderstood by nearly anyone who comes in contact with him. I'm not saying that these groups of people are appropriate or wrongly outcasted from society, but I wished to point out who I think is outcasted the most. The Louis Armstrong song, Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen, explains the hardships of being an outcasted American. This page allowed me to show the groups of people that come to the front of my mind when I think of American others or outcasts.

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