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Examples Of Social Invisibility In The Shwa Was Here
Social invisibility is imposed by others because you try to stand out or be noticed, but still don’t get the attention of others. This was made clear in The Schwa Was Here when Ansty and his friends(Howie and Ira) threw Manny Bullpucky(dummy) down a bridge. The head popped out and the Schwa got it, but Antsy and his friends couldn’t see anyone only Bullpucky’s head floating in the air. After they saw a guy that had the head .They were talking and then Ansty couldn’t see him. The Schwa tried to get his attention, but Ansty could not see him. Until he took the sun off his eyes and saw him. “I turned to him, but he’s gone. ‘Hey where’d ya go?’ ‘I’m right here’ I squinted to get the sun out of my eyes, and I saw him. He’s waving his hand like

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