Have you ever felt unwanted?

like no one hears you?

I have.

Have you ever felt so disconnected from the people around you?

your surrounded by there cheerful laughter unable to join in.

I have.

Have you everfelt truly alone?

if you were to disappear tomorrow no one notice or even care.

I have.

Everyone knows what it's like to be that extra kid without a partner or the last person to be chosen for kick ball. Nobody enjoys feeling rejected. Still at some point in life everyone needs to experiance it. But imagine feeling that rejection on a daily bais. To me this drawing po rtrays what adolescent alienation is. The person is clinging to them self in a dark corner which represents several things. It could represent all of the dark areas we visit in our minds while experiancing something hurtful. Notice now that the white is fading into the dark the closer it gets to the center the blacker it becomes. This shows how alone a person can feel as well as the feeling of loss from human connections because the world is in the white while he is sitting in the dark. Talking, laughting, even crying are normal. It's in our nature to share our thoughts and emotions with those around us and being cut out for expressing said emotions can make a person scared to open up in the future. The contrast between the white and black could represent how alienation is not just societys fault. Some people isolate themselfs if they feel misunderstood or are lost and looking for a purpose. But why this person? It could be there choice;but they could be seperated because of their different ideas, ideals, lifestyles, or apperances. Take the stripes for example, i think they mean this person freely being themselves, showing the world who they are and once society sees them as something out of the norm they begin feeling afraid and closed off. They turn away from society just as this person is turning his body away from the viewer.