So, what do you guys think about Identity? What defines who a person is? Pecola's defines herself as an ugly black girl because she has been told that she is. Toundi is confused about who is is since he started working for the white Frenchmen. Is identity based on appearance, status, friends, nationality..?
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Identity
We have read 'The Bluest Eye' by Toni Morrison and ' Houseboy' by Ferdinand Oyono. One common theme that is highlighted in the two novel set in different contexts is Identity. We have just began reading Shakespeare's 'Othello'
So, what do you guys think about Identity? What defines who a person is? Pecola's defines herself as an ugly black girl because she has been told that she is. Toundi is confused about who is is since he started working for the white Frenchmen. Is identity based on appearance, status, friends, nationality..?
So, what do you guys think about Identity? What defines who a person is? Pecola's defines herself as an ugly black girl because she has been told that she is. Toundi is confused about who is is since he started working for the white Frenchmen. Is identity based on appearance, status, friends, nationality..?
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Identity is what one believes they are, irrespective of what others think.
ReplyDeleteIf that is the case then, does one not perceive themselves in relation to what surrounds them, the people, country or even neighbours? What others think matters!A person is who they are a result of their experiences.
ReplyDeleteYour identity is who you see yourself as and is shaped by many different things including past experiences and genetic inheritance.
ReplyDeleteYour identity is how people "identify" you. Your identity is anything that describes you, that relates to you. It could be your hair, your skin color or your religious background. It is what people will use to recognize you, to differenciate you from a crowd. So yes, identity can be based on appearance, status, nationality.. And somewhat the friends you keep as well.
ReplyDeleteFor Pecola, her identity was that she was an
"ugly black girl", and as for Toundi, well - he was ""the Frenchmen's houseboy", I suppose.
I think your identity is how you see yourself as well as how you are looked at.However, how one identifies himself will depend on how his society percieves him.
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