Considering this is a blog dedicated to the discussion of identity, I guess I should present my own. I am Sara Schoenthaler. My primary way of identifying myself is as an English Literature student at Wichita State University in, you guessed it, Wichita, Kansas. My second identification classification is napper.
Any who, this blog is focused specifically on the Daniel Clowes' work, Ghost World and Marjane Satrapi's Perspepolis. Through exploring the development of identity in the main characters of both graphic novels, I will compare and contrast the different displays of identity while also opening up discussion on the influence of location on identity.
Identity is a weird concept that I have always struggled with. Having to decide what you're all about is both exhausting and exhilarating. Having moved a few times, I understand how identity is hinged on your location. Interacting with other people of one environment can result in an identity that is vastly different from the identity one would form in a separate environment. This is called social identity theory which focuses on the idea that identity is shaped by the social setting one is in (Stets).
Works Cited
Stets, Jan E., and Peter J. Burke. "Identity Theory and Social Identity Theory." Social Psychology Quarterly, vol. 63, no. 3, 2000, pp. 224-237., www.jstor.org/stable/2695870
Any who, this blog is focused specifically on the Daniel Clowes' work, Ghost World and Marjane Satrapi's Perspepolis. Through exploring the development of identity in the main characters of both graphic novels, I will compare and contrast the different displays of identity while also opening up discussion on the influence of location on identity.
Identity is a weird concept that I have always struggled with. Having to decide what you're all about is both exhausting and exhilarating. Having moved a few times, I understand how identity is hinged on your location. Interacting with other people of one environment can result in an identity that is vastly different from the identity one would form in a separate environment. This is called social identity theory which focuses on the idea that identity is shaped by the social setting one is in (Stets).
Works Cited
Stets, Jan E., and Peter J. Burke. "Identity Theory and Social Identity Theory." Social Psychology Quarterly, vol. 63, no. 3, 2000, pp. 224-237., www.jstor.org/stable/2695870
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