Personal Narrative: My Crucifix Necklace

There are many important objects that people use on a day to day basis. Whether the object would be a car that is used to get around places or a cell phone which gives you access to connect with your close ones. These objects are a reliable source to one’s self because it get them through the day including mine. Even though writing about either one of these objects will be an interesting task, I decided to choose any everyday object that has a deeper meaning to me. The object I’ll be speaking about in my essay is my crucifix necklace. Coming from a Roman Catholic family, wearing my crucifix necklace has a strong meaning to me. To me, its symbolizes that I am a follower of Jesus and that he is always here with me spiritually. My necklace was given as a gift to me on my confirmation day from my sponsor. My sponsor is the closest person I have to a sister so I was honored to receive this gift from her . Wearing my necklace has helped me through many situations, especially one huge tragedy in my life that I will be discussing in my essay. These are the personal reasons why I choose my Crucifix necklace as my everyday object. The one major memory I’ve experience while wearing my …show more content…
The kinds of sources I plan to look at are possibly articles that an author has written explaining about a tragic experience’s he/she has faced involving the crucifix and also looking into how these possible experiences could lead to superstitions about the crucifix . Another source I plan to research is relating to my Albanian heritage. I plan to research articles and the history of Catholicism in the Albanian heritage and I want to figure out why religion is such a huge factor in this community and how it came to my family being very