Off And Running Analysis
The movie "Off and Running" is about an African American teenager named Avery, who was adopted by a Jewish lesbian couple, alongside with her Korean and biracial brother, Rafi. Despite being raised and growing up in the same environment, Avery and Rafi have different views on the definition of identity. Rafi believes that identity is something that you can change in order to be someone you want to be, while Avery believes that identity is something you are born into. I agree with Rafi's definition of identity that you can create who you want to be because you can surround yourself with the people you want to be like, you can change the way you represent yourself, and you can accept or reject the beliefs your parents taught you.
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For example, we already know from the "Background" and a clip of them celebrating Hanukkah, Avery and her family are Jewish. From an early age, they were taught Jewish songs and traditions. In video 1, Avery states, "I feel Jewish because I was raised Jewish. Like with the Holocaust, a lot of my family was killed there, people connected to my mother and grandmother."(2:27-2:37) Avery has accepted Jewish religion since it was the way she was brought up and connects with the past of her adoptive family. Her and her brothers accept and identify as Jewish as well, which connects back to family identity. They continue to keep their Jewish traditions since it relates back to their family history. Even though their parents taught them the belief of Jewish religion, they have chosen to continue to practice the religion since they have a connection with it. This is one reason why I agree with Rafi's definition of identity that you can create who you want to become.
In conclusion, I agree with Rafi’s definition of identity that you can create who you want to become because, you can surround yourself around people who you want to be like e you can choose the way you represent yourself, and you can accept or reject your parent’s belief. Avery has surrounded herself with other Jewish believers, has represented herself as African-American and Jewish, and has accepted her parents belief of
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For example, we already know from the "Background" and a clip of them celebrating Hanukkah, Avery and her family are Jewish. From an early age, they were taught Jewish songs and traditions. In video 1, Avery states, "I feel Jewish because I was raised Jewish. Like with the Holocaust, a lot of my family was killed there, people connected to my mother and grandmother."(2:27-2:37) Avery has accepted Jewish religion since it was the way she was brought up and connects with the past of her adoptive family. Her and her brothers accept and identify as Jewish as well, which connects back to family identity. They continue to keep their Jewish traditions since it relates back to their family history. Even though their parents taught them the belief of Jewish religion, they have chosen to continue to practice the religion since they have a connection with it. This is one reason why I agree with Rafi's definition of identity that you can create who you want to become.
In conclusion, I agree with Rafi’s definition of identity that you can create who you want to become because, you can surround yourself around people who you want to be like e you can choose the way you represent yourself, and you can accept or reject your parent’s belief. Avery has surrounded herself with other Jewish believers, has represented herself as African-American and Jewish, and has accepted her parents belief of