Identity In The House On Mango Street
Reflection
Identity is considered by many people as people's’ race, gender, family, and etc. Even though those are the important aspects which influence identity, it is identity itself. What is identity? Identity is the condition of being oneself or itself, and not another. But what are those conditions? It’s a person’s characteristics and personalities that defines who you are. Everyone’s personalities are ever so slightly different from everyone else, which cause us to have trouble finding our own special identity. Include the main character in the book “The House on Mango Street” ,Esperanza, she had faced many challenges when she was trying to find her own identity, and those struggles have changed her throughout the novel. But at the end, what defines her is the ability to write and tell stories. On the other hand, I had also gone through many struggles throughout my childhood, which had made me who I am today. My booklet includes three vignettes that are different time period, in which showed how I have changed through my childhood.
Three vignettes were about my childhood experience, my house, and the hard decision. Each of them are in a different …show more content…
Tennis had been part of my life, since I first saw Roger Federer on the TV and it had been my favorite sport since then. Unlike other the athletes of other sports, a great tennis player has to be both intelligent and athletic. Also if you noticed the 2 flags that right by the drawing, it’s the flag of United States and the flag of China. I have lived in both countries, I do not know which one I enjoy more, but what I do know is both of them are important parts of my identity. Last, under my picture, there is a line that says, “It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” That has been my motto since 7th grade, I came up with that line when watched the 32 years old Roger federer won the Wimbledon men’s
Identity is considered by many people as people's’ race, gender, family, and etc. Even though those are the important aspects which influence identity, it is identity itself. What is identity? Identity is the condition of being oneself or itself, and not another. But what are those conditions? It’s a person’s characteristics and personalities that defines who you are. Everyone’s personalities are ever so slightly different from everyone else, which cause us to have trouble finding our own special identity. Include the main character in the book “The House on Mango Street” ,Esperanza, she had faced many challenges when she was trying to find her own identity, and those struggles have changed her throughout the novel. But at the end, what defines her is the ability to write and tell stories. On the other hand, I had also gone through many struggles throughout my childhood, which had made me who I am today. My booklet includes three vignettes that are different time period, in which showed how I have changed through my childhood.
Three vignettes were about my childhood experience, my house, and the hard decision. Each of them are in a different …show more content…
Tennis had been part of my life, since I first saw Roger Federer on the TV and it had been my favorite sport since then. Unlike other the athletes of other sports, a great tennis player has to be both intelligent and athletic. Also if you noticed the 2 flags that right by the drawing, it’s the flag of United States and the flag of China. I have lived in both countries, I do not know which one I enjoy more, but what I do know is both of them are important parts of my identity. Last, under my picture, there is a line that says, “It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” That has been my motto since 7th grade, I came up with that line when watched the 32 years old Roger federer won the Wimbledon men’s