In college, she somewhat finds herself and who she really is. She became infatuated with her face and how she could have her face back. Her disability was part of her identity because it was something that she saw everyday in the mirror. It was a part of her and made her who she was and how she managed herself. Her lack of confidence came from her disproportionate face, which she will hide with her hair. Over time when she is more comfortable in her own skin she cuts her hair and no longer has what protects her from the looks of others. “As a child I had expected my liberation to come from getting a new face to put on, but now I saw it came from shedding something, shedding my image.” (Grealy, 222) Through her journey she discovered that society wants you to be what they perceive as
In college, she somewhat finds herself and who she really is. She became infatuated with her face and how she could have her face back. Her disability was part of her identity because it was something that she saw everyday in the mirror. It was a part of her and made her who she was and how she managed herself. Her lack of confidence came from her disproportionate face, which she will hide with her hair. Over time when she is more comfortable in her own skin she cuts her hair and no longer has what protects her from the looks of others. “As a child I had expected my liberation to come from getting a new face to put on, but now I saw it came from shedding something, shedding my image.” (Grealy, 222) Through her journey she discovered that society wants you to be what they perceive as