We feel that community is already represented in our map. Initially, the white and sky blue elephant are a secluded community, but with the arrival of the periwinkle elephant the notion of community has to change (which is represented by the largest circle) because the terms are disrupted/complicated by the arrival of a new elephant and thus the community needs to change to incorporate difference.
Our map represents the insider/outsider aspect of the community. As indicated by the key words—hierarchy, agency, and discourse—the white and sky blue elephant are members of the insider community and initially, the periwinkle elephant is a member of the outsider group but he also becomes the exigence for this community to make room for each other and redefine their understanding of their world. Also, our elephants are making meaning about community because they confronted by difference and thus, have to remake their notions of community.
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