Analysis Of Nobody Understands Me By Shaun Tan

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To fit in we must conform but there are those who choose to marginalise themselves from the dominant group or community which can lead to psychological and emotional sufferance. The image “Nobody understands me”, by Shaun Tan features a lone figure trapped inside a glass bottle. The image creates a sombre and disturbing mood suggested by the depiction of isolation and alienation. A possible cause for the chilling effect of this painting, is the way that the girl acts strangely calm through her chosen idleness as she does not try to escape the bottles confinement. This illustrates the insularity of the girl as she does not wish to conform to a world outside of her own. Belonging is expressed paradoxically within the text through the negative

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