The characters in Our America are different from everyday people who don't live in projects and that are not facing the effect of poverty. That LeAlan and Lloyd act like grown up at a very young age just to fit in so that nobody think they are soft and nobody can mess with them. It's hard to act like someone else because you just want to fit in with friends or to fit in the neighborhood you live in. So that nobody would look at you weird because of your race or the way you normally act.
When I'm with my friends, I act just like myself rather than trying to be something I'm not, just to fit. I don't do anything differently when we are hang out in public and I never try to fit in to what my friends want me to be like. I think being yourself makes you a better person and a much better friend. Trying to fit in, is just too much work to put in just to feel like you belong to that certain group of friends. I think fit in for me is makes me feel weird because normally I wouldn't do any of that stuff that they want me to do.
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I really like how before i even read your story i knew what it was about just from looking at the picture and the title!
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