Reflection On The Dominant Discourse

I am living in a society where people view me as part of the dominant discourse, but I could not feel further from it. Pratt defines the dominant discourse as the actions or languages that the people in a society privileges that has been setup by someone in power. There have been few instances in my life where I have felt like the other in society. The other that Pratt mentions is a person who does not fit into the dominant discourse; they do not follow what the dominant discourse privileges, so they are outcasted because they do not follow the guidelines setup by the dominant discourse. This person typically sticks out more than anyone else in a room. I have always felt a slight discomfort in being the other. There has been many times that I have …show more content…
Just as soon as I would make a friend , and we had created a bond; I was on the road again moving to a new city. Again, I would be the new kid who had to make new friends all over again. It was difficult because I knew that I would just move away or transfer to a new school within a year’s time. The thought of having to leave was constantly on my mind, which hindered many of my friendships because I stopped trying to make friends all together. I knew that as soon as I would make a friend I would just loose them, so I did not see the point in trying anymore. Even after I came here I still had the same mindset that I would be leaving soon, so there was no point in making friends that I would never keep in touch with when I left. This made me focus a lot more on my school work because even though people will come and go, your education should not be affected by it. Although, you can learn many things from people that you are not taught in school. I did not learn them as quickly as other children because I still had the same mentality of using my coping mechanism where I did not want to be with new people that I knew nothing