Identity is the most significant factor that makes up the individual. Often what people identify as, are how they see themselves and how they want the world to see them. Each of the authors of the essays touches upon different identities, especially those that are more superficial. Somini Sengupta focuses on apparel and how in different environments, what one is wearing can give an idea of the type of person they are. James Sanborn discusses weight and its standard in the military, often driving militants to resort to extreme methods of weight loss to make it through the weigh-in. Alice Walker reflects on hair, and how she was once almost trapped in her own belief of how her hair should be and what it actually was. Lastly, Nicole Chung discusses
