ENGW 1100
September 2, 2015
Professor Young
What is identity?
Identity is what makes up who we are, it is what defines our entire being.
For example, if Gloria Anzaldua had given up her language and instead
embraced the american way, this story would have never been written, and
she wouldn't be known as the person who stood up against every challenge
put up against her, she stood up against sexism, racism, and even withstood and did not get a low self
esteem, to make people understand that they shouldn't give up and give into the ways that others
force you to become. If she never did any of this, she would have just looked like an other Spanish-
American that lives with us today. She became a symbol to others who were struggling with the
same problems that she had to live though, and led them to follow her path. Identity to me though, it
symbolizes me. What I mean is that it is what defines and shapes me to my own unique stature. If I
were to like different things or if I were to take different paths throughout my life, I would not be the
same person I am today. I am unique to my own form, some may have similarities, or even have
nearly all the same likes and dislikes as me, but they will never be me. As Gloria Anzaldua had said
in her story, "I am my language." Meaning that what had molded her throughout her life, can never
be taken away from her, she will not be broken, even if you criticize her language, she will remain
strong, she will always have the will to fight back because her language is a part of her that she grew
up with, and she will never let someone take a part of her away.
Works Cited
1. Anzalduá, Gloria. "How to Tame a Wild Tongue" Teaching Developmental Writing. Ed. Susan Naomi Bernstein fourth ed. New York: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2013. 245-255. Print.
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