The Lonely Mouse: A Junior Self-Portrait Illustration by Caitlin Lewis (2011)

This image depicts a lonely mouse playing in an old toybox filled with broken toys. I used this image to symbolize myself because, similar to a mouse, I easily go unnoticed until I do something wrong, then I'm the center of attention. I, as a mouse, am surrounded by old children's toys to symbolize my love for being child-like. I'm alone because people constantly mistake someone who is child-like to also be childish, and that makes me be seen as different and immature. And no one likes being friends with someone who is immature.