A Lesson to be Learned

Afterword

So, I structured my narrative the way I did because that's how it ended up flowing and coming out onto the screen. I tried to hit all the different points, the characters using critical thinking, problem solving, doing their best to effectively communicate, their sense of moralities, and the existence of the broader world coming into their college campus world. I involved conflict that they had to overcome to make sure their protest doesn't dissolve into violence (like Nathan stepping in after the egg was thrown and hit Marcus, creating space between the two main people of the situation, while others didn't encourage more of the behavior), included why they felt this statue and its message needed to change, and wrote about how this situation benefitted or affected the people in attendance, most of them being offered more permanent positions for the roles they played and were noticed. They, and specifically Andrea, learned the importance of communication when it comes to creating public art, or at least knowing your audience and the subject matter portrayed. She helped solve the problem when the president asked for solutions for what to do with the original statue at the entrance gate. With the guidance of the president, the group was able to effectively share their thoughts and communicate. The students started the protest because they had a sense of morality that this representation and message wasn't right, that more people needed to be included to show the schools diversity. The president took into account outside community members thoughts and ideas, having been alumni themselves and or their children's futures being linked with the college. The news and videos being broadcasted out to a mass number of viewers also brought attention to the situation and shared a lesson. The video at the very beginning of the story, about Maggie L. Walker, set up the basis of the story and taught a lesson. Bridges and alliances were built when everyone worked together to come up with this solution, and then further when the team building the new statue worked together to accomplish this goal for the university and then further for the main community when they heard about the statue. Marcus went on to build a connection with Mr. Rossi, who offered him a job and a step into the world of sculpture. For caring about others, it showed with the actions of the teacher when she gave Marcus a napkin. That was my story, and I think this is the end of my afterword.

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