La Crueldad
Carlos D. Peralta-Gonzales
Refran: "if you are different you will be singled out like an ogre in a swamp."
Card Description: none
Student Biography: My name is Carlos Peralta. I was born in Santa Maria and come from a family of 3. I enjoy playing soccer and playing video games. After graduation I plan to attend a 4-year university and major in mechanical engineering. The message I am trying to convey is that Police brutality must end, this issue has been going on for far too long. As seen in my loteria card it is titled La Crueldad which means cruelty and that’s what people that look different suffer from they are picked on by just the way they look. To show this issue in my loteria card I used two images, a drawing of Shrek the ogre and a drawing of a blue figure about to hit Shrek with a baton. My refran is if you are different, you will be singled out like an ogre in a swamp which connects to my drawing and what I am trying to portray. I chose these two figures because I wanted to have a deep meaning behind the drawing but also it not be so direct. I chose Shrek because in his movies he is seen as a monster, for example in multiple scenes he is hunted and beat by the people of the village just because he looks different, and it shows how in society today things like these are still happening. The figure hitting him represents law enforcement officers and the misconduct that it is happening, blue is associated with the police force and helps the viewer understand that it is an officer
Grade: 12
Card Number: 18