Who determines a person’s identity if that person is a woman, uneducated, or a minority. Who is most responsible for your identity, and how can you relate to each of the three works “The Awakening”, “My Fair Lady”, and “The Fire Next Time”
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Topic: Who determines a person’s identity if that person is a woman, uneducated, or a minority. While we may not fall under all of these labels, we most certainly can relate to some of the struggles present for our protagonists and offer praise or criticisms for the decisions they made when allowing others to interfere or take part in molding their identities. During this critical time in your lives, you must also make decisions concerning your future. Who is most responsible for your identity, and how can you relate to each of the three works “The Awakening”, “My Fair Lady”, and “The Fire Next Time”.
Intructions: Must have a introduction , three analytical body paragraphs, and a conclusion. The total word count for the essay should be at least 750 words. A standard, five-paragraph essay.Avoid 2nd person.Avoid vague wording.Avoid passive voice.
I’ve picked the three components that could be responsibe for a persons identity: Family, environmrnt, and religion. I also have the conclusion.
Here are all the quotes:Family
“As a daughter she’s not worth her keep; and so I tell you straight.”(pg. 41)
-Alfred Doolittle
“Well, what’s a five pound note to you? And what’s Eliza to me?”(Act 2 pg. 57)-Alfred Doolittle
Religion
“If the concept of God has any validity or any use, it can only be to make us larger, freer, and more loving. If God cannot do this, then it is time we got rid of Him.”-James B.
“If we do not now dare everything, the fulfillment of that prophecy, re-created from the Bible in song by a slave, is upon us: God gave Noah the rainbow sign, No more water, the fire next time!”- James B.
Environment
“I would give up the unessential; I would give my money, I would give my life for my children; but I wouldn’t give myself. I can’t make it more clear; it’s only something which I am beginning to comprehend, which is revealing itself to me.”(ch. 16 pg. 62)- Edna
“I don’t know what you would call the essential, or what you mean by the unessential,” said Madame Ratignolle, cheerfully; “but a woman who would give her life for her children could do no more than that–your Bible tells you so. I’m sure I couldn’t do more than that.”(pg. 122)- Madame Ratignolle
Three of a Kind
C.S. Lewis said, “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” He illuminates how faith can define a character and how a character can view the world. Do all things happen for a reason? In the heart and soul of C.S. Lewis he believes that the consequence of our sin was just God’s Will and there’s a reason for it than facing the real reason for it: our sin. As a young man influenced by friends at Oxford who were thoughtful believers, Lewis experienced religious conversion. Similar to C.S. Lewis, Edna’s identity was determined by the people around her at that point in time. As for Eliza, the betrayal of her father determined her identity. The identity of James is due to religion, although confused about which religion fits him best. Characters throughout literature and individuals in reality are defined by the groups with which they belong; three major components responsible for character development include family, religion, and environment.
In My Fair Lady, Eliza’s identity is owed in part to being sold for 5 pounds. Alfred Doolittle acts as though he does not need her, and she is left feeling unwanted. “As a daughter she’s not worth her keep; and so I tell you straight.”(pg. 41)
