The first thing I notice when I look at the Image of Homelessness is the worn-out cardboard box on the bench. The box has “Jerzees” written on it in red. It is bent and falling apart. The boxes are held together with white string and blue ribbon. There are dirty pink and blue blankets and a white pillow inside the box. There is a tree beside the bench with a circular carving in it. Trash is lying all around it. There are leaves around the bench as well.
Across the street in the background is a two-story Burger King on the corner of the intersection. It has a yellow sign across the top of the restaurant, and the lights are on inside. There are three large windows across the front of the restaurant. There are five people walking towards it and away from it. There is a bike outside the Burger King leaning against the three large windows. It reminds me of the bike from E.T. because of the basket in the front. There is a dumpster next to the Burger King with graffiti on it. There is street light post on the corner with a yellow “don’t walk” sign. There are three lights on the post. It is a very tall post, and we cannot see all of it in the picture because it is so tall.
There are some stores in the background as well. There is a lot going on in that area of the background. The area consists of many colorful signs jumbled together that are illegible. There is sun in the background behind the Burger King, and a shadow casting over the sidewalk. There is an intersection with older cars passing through.
There are people walking by the homeless man’s box, but they do not seem to notice it. The box is undisturbed. There is some type of fence behind the bench going along the sidewalk. There are no lines on the main street in the picture.

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