Essay Name Narrative: A Tool Of Identifying Identity
Identifying Identity
One rarely hears of identity being a topic of question. Humanity does not get involved with identity unless it concerns them directly. Upon recent interviews with my peers, I surveyed many people who have identity confrontation. One of my interviewee’s happened to be homosexual, and she concurred she struggles with her identity daily. She always felt she had an attraction to females, but never understood why. During our interview she explained how she was always so bothered about the acceptance of others. It is time that people come to the conclusion that letting outside forces like: names, race, social identity, handicap, and gender determine who they are. These components hinder our capability to become ourselves, in hopes of finding our true identity.
As one walks towards a mirror, they may not always see what is exactly there but merely an image of what society is going to accept. The word identify is defined as “to establish the identity of”. So therefore to understand one’s identity one must identify it …show more content…
This could be something as meaningful as being names after your parents, or as simple as “Neveah,” heaven spelled backwards. In the essay, “Name Narrative: A Tool for Examining and Cultivating Identity” it expresses, “From their inception, names are embedded with meaning and coded with identity, and over time, they become layered with nuance and memory” (Montoya, Vasquez, and Martinez 114). One’s name is primarily how they are identify. A name is vital to almost every aspect of life, from your first day on earth until your last. Upon meeting someone new they do not remember the pair of earrings one was wearing, but rather one’s name. Something that is likely made out to sound remarkably simple, is the very thing most could be judged for or something that denies you a job. A name is something that sticks and is one’s primary
One rarely hears of identity being a topic of question. Humanity does not get involved with identity unless it concerns them directly. Upon recent interviews with my peers, I surveyed many people who have identity confrontation. One of my interviewee’s happened to be homosexual, and she concurred she struggles with her identity daily. She always felt she had an attraction to females, but never understood why. During our interview she explained how she was always so bothered about the acceptance of others. It is time that people come to the conclusion that letting outside forces like: names, race, social identity, handicap, and gender determine who they are. These components hinder our capability to become ourselves, in hopes of finding our true identity.
As one walks towards a mirror, they may not always see what is exactly there but merely an image of what society is going to accept. The word identify is defined as “to establish the identity of”. So therefore to understand one’s identity one must identify it …show more content…
This could be something as meaningful as being names after your parents, or as simple as “Neveah,” heaven spelled backwards. In the essay, “Name Narrative: A Tool for Examining and Cultivating Identity” it expresses, “From their inception, names are embedded with meaning and coded with identity, and over time, they become layered with nuance and memory” (Montoya, Vasquez, and Martinez 114). One’s name is primarily how they are identify. A name is vital to almost every aspect of life, from your first day on earth until your last. Upon meeting someone new they do not remember the pair of earrings one was wearing, but rather one’s name. Something that is likely made out to sound remarkably simple, is the very thing most could be judged for or something that denies you a job. A name is something that sticks and is one’s primary