Ruby’s clothes feel faded, warn, and out of
style.

Young Ruby is resigned to the fact that she will be bullied
more for personality and socio-econmic reasons than the color
of her skin.

The fact that Young Ruby loves to be alone and create on her
own causes the greatest discomfort amongst other girls who
crave social interaction and acceptance.

Young Ruby to these other girls is seen as the loner whereas
she see herself as the ‘lifer’...cherishing her alone-time
for opportunities of inspiration, creation and imagination.


Ultimately, Young Ruby is unknowingly discovering an unspoken
and misunderstood discrimination against ‘loners’ or
‘creators’ who often need to momentarily step away from the
group in order to do something great and inspiring for them.