All throughout high school, I thought I knew what analysis was. Unfortunately, I was led astray. To me, analysis was just a summary of what the topic was. Analysis is more than that. It a literal break down of the topic and answering the why and how about something, pushing your thoughts farther. The piece that I think showed my best understanding of analysis was my timed write on the movie RabbitProof Fence. The assignment we were given was to demonstrate how the film defined what it is to be an outsider (avoiding unnecessary plot summary ) and in the second part of the essay, discuss how the film challenged or affirmed our own perceptions of what it is to be an insider or outsider. An example of where I showed what it is to be an outsider was when I said, “So often outcasts will just go with the flow of the oppressors, continuing to follow the status quo, and not cause any trouble. No one wants to “cross the line” for fear that an iron fist could come down upon them. People want to avoid more suffering and pain and move into a way of life of just going through the motions, looking for hope in a positive outcome.” The place where I expanded my previous beliefs about outcasts was when I revealed that outcasts were that way because of a choice they had made. The film contradicted that belief and showed me that, “being an outcast is not necessarily a choice, but is more about the people that are around you.”
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