The Evil Other
1. Personal
a. Although their are certain standards of good and evil in different cultures, and what is an evil perception of the United States (The Statue of Liberty) to others, is a sign righteousness and freedom for us; I believe that the perceptions of evil are infinite. I have chosen a relevant picture that the Reno community is very familiar with, and would agree that the picture is outright terror. This picture has changed the way I live my life, my daily routines, and my level of awareness. This picture has forced me to live in fear; it has forced me to trust no one, and has forced me to be prepared in every situation. I am not the only one who can’t stand the sight of this picture, the whole community has come together in order to fight the “evil other.“ Who is the man in the picture? No one knows, but he has left the Reno community in panic.
2. Historical
a. On January 19th, 2008, 19-year-old Brianna Denison was taken from a friend’s house near UNR. Her dead body was found weeks later in a Reno field, covered in dirt and snow. An autopsy confirmed that Denison had been strangled and sexually assaulted by a serial rapist linked to two other recent cases near the UNR campus. Since the murder of Brianna Denison, and after 3000 backlogged DNA samples, the serial rapist had not been uncovered. The above photo is all the community has to watch out for, but the man has yet to reveal himself and let justice be served. Even after months since the abduction, the Reno community is still tied together by blue ribbons in hope of Bringing Brianna Denison, and the others, justice.
3. Technical
a. This mug shot of the serial rapist is a mug shot drawn from the clues that each victim has released. We don’t know if this is what he looks like, but as each of us (mostly female citizens) walk to our car at night, this is the face we watch for. He doesn’t look like a stereotypical bad man, but this simple drawing is the fear instilled in the Reno community. The photo is an extreme close-up, although other information is known about the criminal. He looks mean, and his eyes look deceiving. It is hard to tell the technical aspects of this photo, because it was drawn by certain remembered detail.
4. Ethical, cultural and critical
a. As I stated prior, the harm this man has caused has been detrimental to the Reno community. This picture is our city’s ultimate depiction of the “evil other”. This drawn representation of a serial rapist has left the community in fear, and has altered the daily routines of most. Until this man is caught, the picture will remain a picture of terror, and even after the case is solved, this man’s face will live in our memory.
I think the most haunting thing about the sketch is his eyes. They are slightly closed and looking straight into the viewer. Scary stuff. Good choice for an “evil other.”
Posted 3 years, 10 months agoI agree completely with this one. This is something that strikes numerous people in this area as the “evil other”. Generally any character scetch could be looked at this way, but especially one that people are aware of. What else do you think could have made this picture even more towards being “The other” if we weren’t aware of his crime?
Posted 3 years, 9 months agoWhen you brought this up in class, I secretly was admiring how creative you are!! haha! You are dead on about how people are capable of creating “the evil other” even in own community. I totally think this guy is scary looking. I wonder if he even really looks like this in real life? Notice how the artist did not have him smiling or anything. He made him out to look like the epitome of evil. Nice job!
Posted 3 years, 9 months ago