Kamala’s character really relates to my own because, all my life I’ve been dealing with trouble fitting in (and even now I still do). I suffered low self esteem and self-hatred and grew up thinking everything was my fault. This was the reason why I specifically wanted to this project on the topic of fitting in. I didn’t want to do this final project about race or anything like that. I wanted to just tell you about a small part of my life, I don’t really tell others about. I know my drawing wasn’t the best but I don’t want to be graded on the quality of my art but the actual meaning behind it.
My audience would be anyone that relates to our (Kamala and I) problem. Anyone out there that is getting bullied, anyone that thinks they aren’t worth anything. Any group of people that are having a hard time in life because they aren’t easily accepted in society.
The only thing I would want others to take from this is that you aren’t alone, there is always that someone who cares. Things do get better afterwards. You shouldn’t try to fit into these high standards because it’s really not worth it. One day you will look back on these kids and be like “Wow, those kids were really stupid”.
I think my audience will be able to learn from what I have done because it’s pretty straightforward, and a lot of people relate to these problems. What I learned from reading and analyzing this comic is that it’s just like analyzing a book. There are just as many symbols and meanings hidden in a comic as much as there are in a storybook. Comics are also fun to read and I might as well start reading some, myself.
If I had another week, perhaps my drawings would be a lot better and my artist statement would be longer and make more sense. Maybe my project itself would probably be better as well. And I wouldn’t be loosing as much sleep as I am right now.
The expectation, I sent it to you by email. The rough draft, I sent it to Nawal by email.