Wonder Marks The Road You Need To Roam: Once Defined By Beauty...

Laramine, Wyoming was a beautiful town full of good people. Sergeant Hing says, "It's a good place to live. Good people--lots of space" (Kaufman 6). Throughout Act I of The Laramie Project, there are many references to the amazing place that Laramie is. Although many outsiders did not understand the true beauty of Laramie, everyone there believed it was on of the most beautiful and best places to live on Earth. However, after the hate crime against Matthew Shepard, things changed. Jedadiah Schultz says, "If you would have asked me before, I would have told you Laramie is a beautiful town, secluded enough that you can have your own identity....A town with a strong sense of community--everyone knows everyone....A town with a personality that most larger cities are stripped of. Now, after Matthew, I would say that Laramie is a town defined by an accident, a crime" (Kaufman 9). It is crazy to think how much a town of beauty could be changed around so quickly. What was once defined by beauty is now defined by accident and crime. Jedidiah Schultz says, "We're a noun, a definition, a sign" (Kaufman 9).

What I imagine Laramie to look like before the crime...