It's a very simply stated yet loaded question: "Who am I?"
It's not easy to answer. There can be several answers and I'm almost sure that after you've answered you will want to add more upon further contemplation of yourself. Perhaps an easier question would be, what identities do you have? Or what masks do you wear?
People wear masks, put on costumes, and create identities for themselves on a day to day basis. I'm not commenting on how people are "fake" and pretentious. It's just a fact of life. From the moment we wake, dress up and eventually interact with others, we are in some way or another performing. And with any performance, there is always an aspect of impressions, masks, costumes and construction of identity.
In the short story, "Dressing up for the Carnival" Canadian author, Carol Shields, explores the notion of identity by describing, in interesting detail different, a variety of individuals as they go about their daily tasks, some of which are more menial than others.
Before we read the story, however, I would like to begin today's lesson by asking you to reflect and write in response to the questions below. Use the comment section of this post to respond:
What makes up our identities? Are our identities an actual expression of who we are? Are they masks we wear? Why do we wear these masks and create these identities for ourselves? What are some of your identities? What masks do you wear and why?
It's not easy to answer. There can be several answers and I'm almost sure that after you've answered you will want to add more upon further contemplation of yourself. Perhaps an easier question would be, what identities do you have? Or what masks do you wear?
People wear masks, put on costumes, and create identities for themselves on a day to day basis. I'm not commenting on how people are "fake" and pretentious. It's just a fact of life. From the moment we wake, dress up and eventually interact with others, we are in some way or another performing. And with any performance, there is always an aspect of impressions, masks, costumes and construction of identity.
In the short story, "Dressing up for the Carnival" Canadian author, Carol Shields, explores the notion of identity by describing, in interesting detail different, a variety of individuals as they go about their daily tasks, some of which are more menial than others.
Before we read the story, however, I would like to begin today's lesson by asking you to reflect and write in response to the questions below. Use the comment section of this post to respond:
What makes up our identities? Are our identities an actual expression of who we are? Are they masks we wear? Why do we wear these masks and create these identities for ourselves? What are some of your identities? What masks do you wear and why?