Identity and cultural roots

Readings: All assigned readings from the New World Reader Amy Tan Mother Tongue Ch 4-2 Ana Menendez The Bilingual Imagination Ch 4-3 Chang-rae Lee Mute in an English-only World, Ch 4-4 Jhumpa Lahiri My Two Lives Ch 4-5 The stories in this section from the Reader are narratives on people who have multiple identities shaped by their familys roots in different countries and their struggles to adjust to American culture. In a reflective essay please explain how you define identity? Is it formed primarily by family, environment, or by other factors? How is the identity of these authors shaped by different experiences? Finally, describe an experience or your relationship with someone that helped shape your identity from childhood to now and how does it define you as a person? You can connect to any story in this section through quotes and examples (at least one quote from one story) and make sure you cite the stories in the text and add a works cited page (see in course resources). Please remember that this is a narrative and your main focus should be on telling a story that brings the memory alive to the readers. There should also be a purpose, a central point or lesson that you want to get across to your readers made clear in the thesis. Also, make sure your essay conforms to the following rules that apply to reflective writing and adheres to the respective due dates. ***Paper length: 2-3 pages, typed, double-spaced in Times New Roman with name, class, section and paper number on upper left-hand side. Should also have a title in the center.