Identity Response

Tori Hinz

9/7/16

Professor Young

ENGL 1100

Identity Response

After considering our new understanding of identity and how Anzaldua identified herself through her language, a way that I can identify myself is through my behavior. My behavior can be identified through rituals or habits that’s may be observed by other people. This may include, being active, spending time with friends or family and trying new things. I try to go to the gym every day, eat healthy and stay in shape this is something that is important to me and plays a part in who I am as a person. Going to the gym is a ritual that I have and can be witnessed by others, this is a part of my identity. My mom and sister are the center of my life and mean the most to me. The way am when I am with is my family is different than anyone else, this behavior shows a different side of my identity, I am not a soft nor emotional person yet I would do anything for either one of them. One’s behavior can tell a lot about them in deeper ways than another may expect. Spending time with my friends, being motivated and trying new things are rituals or behaviors that also shape my identity. I enjoy starting my day off early and also live by the saying “I’ll sleep when I’m dead” you only have one life so you must make the best of it. There is so much to experience and do in the world I don’t understand how one can just sit around. If any of these behaviors were taken away from me, it would totally change the person I am. These aspects of myself are all aspects that I would be willing to fight for as they make me, me and different from others.