Identity

I have been talking a lot about personality and putting yourself into your paper.
SO, what does that mean? Obviously one cannot ever put everything that constitutes their identity into a single paper. We, as individuals, are far too complex for that -- in fact the idea of identity is far too complex for that.
But here is an exercise I would like you guys to try:
I would like each of you to pick out 3-5 pieces of clothing (or accessories) that you own and wear that you think says something important about who you are. You can put them on or just lay them out, but I want you to really look at them. Describe them to me briefly and then tell me how they reflect who you are. What would they tell a stranger about you, if that stranger was looking at you from across the room and could not hear you talk or see how you behave.

Shakespeare frequently defined (or complicated) identity by the clothes his characters wore. Often a character gained and lost power by the way they dressed. Do you think this is true? Is your identity contained within yourself or is it something that is worn, or is it even something you have control of? Could your identity be something that is contained not in you, but in what people perceive you to be?

Provide me with roughly a 2 page response to this, including what those articles of clothing are and what they say about you. Keep it brief and try to stay within the page requirement if you are doing only 3 articles, as this will force you to use your language effectively. No repetition or unnecessary phrasing. Be precise! If you do 5 articles you can only have one additional page, but feel free to give it a shot.

Try to have fun with it.

Consider this: instead of reading "articles" from some website or book, you are reading articles of clothing.

Send me an email if you have a question.