Wing Young Huie

We are the Other - David and Lou, South Minneapolis, MN (2012) 

A denotative examination of the text (little picture- what do we see on first examination? 

At first examination you see two men, a white man and a black man. They seem to be taking a cigarette break for they are smoking a cigarette on the porch of a low income house. 

A connotative examination of the text (big picture- what do we "discover" by looking deeper?)

By looking deeper at the picture it is clear that there is an obvious relationship between the two. They both have the same facial expression which indicates that they have similar values and opinions which is key for a good friendship. By reading the caption at the bottom of the picture, it confirms my assumption that the two are very similar. I think it is really cool that these two have such connection that we as the viewer look more at the connection between the two people rather than the obvious fact that these two are of different races.  

How do Wing Young Huie (in your selected photograph) and Margaret Atwood (in The Handmaid's Tale) present the concept of "othering" through  image, layout/format, language, and/or color? You may compare the two texts/approaches, contrast, or both. 

I find it really interesting how Huie presents “othering” in the image above. The photograph shows a connection between two people that most people dont usually associate together. What I mean by this is that some people might this strong connection between two people odd because they are of two different races. One way Atwood is similar to Huie is she presents “otherness” based on physical qualities. Huie uses race, while Atwood uses fertility. In The handmaid’s tale the women who are infertile are the ones that are outcasted by society. In a sense Huie does the same, for the men you see photographed are stereotypically the image that comes to mind for people who do not contribute greatly to society.