...the stories “War of the Walls,” and “Names and Nombres,” identity is used to describe who the characters are, what their personalities are, and what their memories are. It may be pondered what identity is and what it definition is. Identity is who or what a person or thing is. In “War of the Wall” by Toni Cade Bambara, and “Names/ Nombres” by Julia Alvarez, identity plays a key role by describing certain characters, determining what people think of that person, and causing different outcomes with how that person is treated by others.. As seen in both stories, identity may change depending on a person’s perspective of another person during certain points of the story. In the story, “War of the Walls” by Toni Cade Bambara, identity is shown by having the main character...
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...In “Names/Nombres” by Julia Alvarez, the main character struggles with her sense of identity as a Dominican American. This internal conflict stems from cultural expectations as well as her limited exposure to biracial influences outside of her own family, leaving Julia with an unclear mental image, of what it means to be Dominican American, and whether to embrace it or not. In this short story, Julia Alvarez, a young teenage girl, finds her only other Dominican American influence, to be in her household. On page 1, “At the hotel my mother was Missus Alburest, and I was a little girl,” Julias mother is introduced with a changed name, appearing that she has her own identity issues. Julia Alvarez, was exposed to her own mother's insecurity at...
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...Deceit: Lying out of Love Sometimes to be able to follow your own path you must hurt the ones closest to you. In, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie resents her grandmother for trapping her within the arms of safety. In, Names/Nombres, Julia lies about how her real name sounds in order to make new friends in a completely new home. Lastly, in Hamlet, Hamlet lies to the King about his true intentions and sanity in hopes to let his questionable actions slide. If one lies to a family member, if one lies to friends, if one lies to a higher authority, then one is being deceitful [8]. In order to gain acceptance from a family member, a group of friends, or a higher authority, one must be deceitful. In, Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston, the main character Janie, uses deceit to grant her grandmother with the hard-earned love she deserves while also living her own life. After Nanny passes, it is revealed, “[Janie] hated her grandmother and had hidden it from herself all these years under a cloak of pity. She had been getting ready for her great journey to the horizons in search of people; it was important to all the world that she should find them and they find her,” (page 89). Janie, being the intelligent and compassionate woman that she is, chose to keep this...
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...There names are Antonio And Feli. 3) Parts of the Project: Once you have researched at least three stories, you need to begin the project. The project will require: Read the short story looking for: A summary of events Theme Important literary symbols Context Presentation on the author and the historical context of the story When was the author alive and where did s/he live? Was the story famous when the author published it? Or later? Two interesting facts about the author Was there anything important happening historically when the author was alive? Was the story written during a certain time period because the author was upset about something? Why did your group pick this story? Re-telling of the story in a modern setting Create a skit, short...
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