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Sticking Out: A Junior Self-Portrait Illustration by Laurel O'Such (2013)

From my personal essay, I chose the line, ''my color is not in a science class or behind a desk at all.'' I chose this line because it shows how I don’t fit in in my academics. It also talks about color and how my color is not in those situations. I tried to show sitting behind a desk as much as possible by putting it into a classroom situation. I showed my color in the hand to the right which differentiates the two hands.

I showed how my color is different than those around me by making my hand all different colors and my hand a distinctively different shape. The shape is also a factor in explaining why I don’t fit in because on the left the hand is raised as if it was answering a question. The hand to the right however is raised it a different way to show how I stick out in the crowd. The rays coming out of my hand represent how I try to express myself and find ways to sit behind the desk and be interested, but it doesn’t only happens sometimes. The rays also represent how I try to influence others and get others to see my point of view.
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