I am interested in the relationship between the unhappiness of individuals and the surroundings that they were brought up in- specifically, the type of society, culture, and situations that they were exposed to.
Being someone who believes that they drew the short end of the stick when they were brought into this world, I am constantly battling with the frustration that comes from the mentality of 'life is unfair' and 'everything would be better if I was...'
In order to manage my own feelings better, I found myself analyzing other people in order to see how they dealt with the unhappiness of less than ideal situations, and it worked, for a brief period. Then, I became frustrated with the people I observed. I could see how they dealt with these situations but I could not understand why some people could be so pleasant while others so volatile with their methods. It was only when I began to fully deconstruct works of fiction (ranging from comics, to video games and animated videos) that I began to understand what was missing: their life story.
Fictional works have influenced me greatly with the way they reveal the backstory of a character to allow the viewer to empathize and understand why the character acts the way they do. Currently, there are three main works of fiction that inspire me: The video game The Last of Us, the movie Big Hero Six, and the Batman comic books.
In the future, I hope to not only share the stories of the many that have had to struggle through the 'unfairness' of life, but to also promote awareness on the societal and cultural problems that can be changed in order to make life a little less unhappy for everyone.
