The Other Side

Rylie Johnson

Flash Fiction

It's not always how it seems, it’s more

Authors Statement

The reason for this picture is because i am more than what you see. I’m a very shy person so when you first see me you probably just think i don’t want to talk. i usually isolate myself from others most of the time. That really isn’t me, i mean i am a shy person at first. I don’t like to put myself into uncomfortable situations so i just play it safe and stay quiet, when in reality i am the opposite.

I used make my body a black and white normal color this showing that what you see is boring and dull. The colorful background indicated my thoughts and other personalities in their own way. I also chose to cut out the face of my picture and in the middle adding more examples showing i’m not boring and as sad as I look. I’m a very creative, outgoing person and that’ll show from the cut out in my face. Using highlighters for the outside world, the pencil used to outline me all are different ways of using art which contributes to me being creative. Since my creativity and other aspects don’t show as much the black and white outline of myself would be the last thing you see instead of the first thing. The first thing you’ll be able to see this time is the background. This makes the black and white stick out even more because it’s the only thing that is dull in the picture which is what you would see when you first see me also.

    Growing up my mom and sister have always had a close relationship. Which includes a weird sense of humor. Especially my father he has almost had a kind of “bad” sense of humor. This helped me get thicker skin and get the same as sense of humor as them. It’s sometimes hard for others to make me laugh because i’ve been surrounded by weird jokes and stuff for awhile. This adds to my humor and makes me laugh even in situations i’m not supposed to. This makes me a happier person in general because i usually tend to find the funny or good side of things.

Reflection

   

They say When people tend to see others who are quiet and shy at first they tend to think somethings wrong. If someone isn't talking others may think they are sad, or something's going on with them. When we see others who are shy and quiet we tend to shut them out and don’t really try and reach out to them because they were shy and they usually won't talk to you as much. When i see somebody who is manly quiet and keep to themselves i don't branch out and try to communicate with them at all. I use a bias and i automatically think to myself that they wouldn't want to talk. Even with people i know very well when they are quiet it seems like something is wrong. This makes me and others think that was about people we may not know because that's the initial bias we have dealing with somebody quiet or shy.

He/She say

Bias is everywhere. Its an automatic response that we can’t control at first. They’re can be ways to change your bias but most start at a young age which makes it an initial reaction. In the TED talk “How do we overcome bias? Walk boldly toward them” She states that one grows up with a bias. This could be implanted into you from the neighborhood you’ve grown up in. For example if you lived in a very nice side of town with kind people. You may get a bias if you visit the “bad” side of town that these people are “bad” themselves(Meyers). Parents could also influence them by you at a young age listening to their biases or they put it onto you. Bias is hidden deep inside of us. Making this a harder concept to change about ourselves even though its possible. Since bias’s are drilled to your mind since young we have less control over how we think in certain situations.

I Say

I believe that you shouldn’t judge somebody by the way they look. No talking about clothes or their hair or anything. The way shy people act can be hard to judge because you don't know whether they are upset or if they're okay. I know personally that i am not upset. We all have our days where something doesn't go right or maybe were just having a bad day and that can affect our mood and the way we act. Taking that into consideration not everyone thats shy is necessarily upset. They may also have some bias that we all have and they chose not to open up. Me personally i know that i am a genuinely happy person. Opening up to others or putting myself into situations is hard. To avoid that i portray myself as quiet and shy but when in reality i am the opposite.