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Adversity Moment Analysis

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When faced with adversity a moment is presented, a key moment that shapes who you are, and it is weather you chose to let it impede you or strengthen you that defines your identity. Adversity cannot be avoided. Everyday people are faced with obstacles and the defining moment of overcoming it or breaking through that barrier is so crucial to forming the people we are today. David S. Waitz brilliantly displays this concept in his graphic featuring a man standing, alone in a blurred glass case. The man is isolated. His emotionless face shows defeat and a sense of loss of hope. I relate to the women standing afar watching the man. My dad lost his job of 11 years about 6 months ago. My dad is a hard worker. He had no reason to be let go of this

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