Identity Is a Vast Theme

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Identity is a vast theme. It is the foundation of every soul, individual, and creature. Without identity the structure of humanity will inevitably collapse. Identity is the flavor in every meal; it is the creator of diversity, uniqueness, and individuality. Devoid of identity everything on this planet would be uniform and cause the boredom of the century this will deprive the world of ever having a joy and passion for life. The texts that validate and prove my analysis that identity is the key component of life are: 1) “Portrait”, the themes of identity that portrait provides are the effect of time on identity, change of identity, and that the identity of a person is his image. 2) “Nobody Calls Me a Wog, Anymore”, the themes that this poem expresses about identity are diversity of identity, the identity’s passion for equality treatment despite of differences, and respect. 3) “Happy Endings”, written by Margaret Atwood, explores identity through freedom, choice, and destiny of and identity. 4) “Persona”, a movie by Ingmar Bergman, portrays the weakness and strengths of a person’s identity. Portrait is a poem written by Judith Wright which investigates the different aspects of identity. The poem regards the persona so excited and enthusiastic about her marriage and her new housewife duties because she was loved and needed. The persona in the second stanza then reveals that her passion for this life disappears as her heart is unsatisfied for she believes she is only loved by her family because she was needed to keep the house and keep their lives in order. The topics of identity she analyses are the effect of years and time, the transformation of identity, and that identity is an image; a portrait. In the poem the persona shows the passing of time through using in the second stanza the word “now”, this technique informs the reader that there
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