Belonging and Alienation

To me, this is a perfect visual of belonging and alienation.

In the upper left corner, you see a group of students in uniform, all together and united. They seem to be facing each other and conversing with one another. This is a perfect visual of belonging. They are all belonging to each other. The one thing that really stands out that makes them all belonging together is that all of their metal lunch boxes are plain. They are either white or gray, matching their uniforms.

What makes this picture a visual of alienation? The young girl in the front, walking away, in tears. You can already tell she feels alientated from the society of the others. Her lunch box has an American flag, obviously separating her from the crowd. She also has a cloth wrapped around her head.

...to be finished later...the bell's about to ring....