Process of Reflecting:
Questions :
What has changed? What has stayed the same?
Due to the time frame being only two years, there is not a drastic difference in my identity. Although there is a continuous search for identity seen. I became more confident in myself and realised that I should utilise all the oppertunities that are given to me. The main thing that changed was that I have a deeper understanding of self and what I want from myself. I became more self aware and understanding of my surroundings and the people around me. Becoming self asured comes with time, therefore I believe that in a couple of years the improvement would me more drastic in comparison to now.
To what extent do identities change over time? Why?
Identities change more drastically when a child grows up, rather than an adult growing older. This is because we learn main life skills and qualities at a younger age, which helps us expand our minds and comprehend information in new ways. Identities change excessivly when the mind is less developed and through time we learn to build our own sense of what to believe and what not to. At an older age, people have grown their own minds enough to have their own strong identity and therefore it is harder to change, yet not impossible.
Do we have one fixed identity or multiple?
The human kind has multiple identities due to the fact that we adapt to different situations and people. For example, being more polite to elders, while swearing and using faulty layed back language with friends. The way that people persieve us can be very different to the way that others see you because of how you presented yourself to them. ALthough you can see this question from the other side, being that an identity doesnt change, yet the face that we put up infront of people changes. OUr inner thoughts and feelings always stay constant an true to ourselves.
To what extent does this text represent your full identity?
This text represent my identity ever so slightly because neither a human nor a culture can be explained using words. A human is a complex mechanism that constantly evolves, and most of the time cannot verbally explain themselves. I only put down the cliche expressions that I hear around my name, meaning that it is the smallest fraction of what is to know about me. These are basic frazes that could be said about any person, although they describe how I see myself in comparison to what I think that people see me as.
Can you suggest a text that can more completely capture you identity?
I personally believe that no text can capture an identity or culture because such complex mechanisms cannot be even understood by themselves. Although something that could capture identity would be simply getting to know me and how I am like in different situations. I think that even the bestest of my friends dont know me fully because they only know how I act around them and havennt seen me in extremely critical situations, which usually brings out the true person behind the mask.
How do graphic elements in this text contrast to show multiple perspectives?
The arrows pointing out represents how I see myself, while the ones pointing inwards are the things that I think people see me as. There is a drastic difference between the two and can almost be called absolute opposites. This unfortunately happens due to the perseption of people not matching reality. This can be the result of bad first impressions and simply judging a book by its cover. The graphic elements, being the arrows show how we present ourselves to people, being not the reality of how we feel on the inside.
In what ways can the loss and search for identity be represented in this text?
The search for identity is presented in this text through the contrast between the 2 years of grade nine and grade eleven. Although the difference is not drastic, the improvements can be seen through me becoming more confident with myself and my passions. To contrast this, loss of identity is also present because the negative qualities of mine fade away and are replaced with more useful skills. This is the process of analysing myself by what is going to have either a positive or a negative affect on my wellbieng and my future.
