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HCE – 9 English Write

Birds on a Wire – Explanatory Paragraph

This picture has a really deep meaning and seems to focus most on racism. Racism is the first thing I noticed when looking at this picture, mostly because the bird of colour is separated from the other birds. The birds on the left have signs signifying that the colourful bird is not welcome, and how it should go back to where it came from. It shows what white people do to people of colour. The colour is a strong representation of the two sides of the picture. It separates the conversation and allows you to tell who’s on which sides of the conversation. The background colour is plain, so really let you focus on the bird on the right.

One of the things that stands out when really looking into this picture is the colours. The colours are a very important part of this picture because it signifies the sides. It shows how the colourful bird isn’t included with the blackbirds. The white background makes you focus more on the birds, which really helps better understand the picture.

Like now, there are a lot of issues with racism, so the birds to most would signify humans. Humans are separated by their colour, beliefs, sexuality, etc., but this picture raises awareness, how this is not ok. The line that the birds are perched on suddenly ends in between the sides, and then starts again so the colourful bird has somewhere to perch. I think that this is important because it shows that there really is a divide between races that shouldn’t be there.

In the picture, we notice that the bird is looking over at the other birds. He isn’t facing these birds, more looking over his shoulder. We can put together that this bird is looking over at these birds, like why am I not good enough, and why does my colour change your decisions. We can come to those conclusions because of the signs that the other birds are holding up, like, “Migrants aren’t welcome,” and “Go back to Africa.”

Overall, I think that you can tell that this picture is racism awareness and how different types of people are separated by things that they cannot change. They cannot change what colour they are. I think being a different colour is cool, and unique. It shouldn’t change your thinking.

Looking at this picture almost makes me mad since the bird cannot control it. I don’t like it because the birds on the left are being racist and rude. Altogether though, this painting or picture is amazing. The attention to detail is incredible, I love it. The message behind it though is why it is so important.