Quote: “…grow up defining yourself as something when you don’t know if that something is actually true.”
Summary: Write or Wrong Identity by Emily Vallowe is about her self-identity. Vallowe was born in Chicago and being the fourth generation of her family to live there but grew up in Virginia. In this story about her youth she talks about how she doesn’t know what to consider/label herself. It started out in woods when she was sitting with some catholic people. The catholic people were going around in a circle and asking one another what talent God gave you. When the group leader gets to her she panics but then just says “I’m a writer”. After she told them that she was still very nervous because she doesn’t know if that’s what she is. She
Summary: Write or Wrong Identity by Emily Vallowe is about her self-identity. Vallowe was born in Chicago and being the fourth generation of her family to live there but grew up in Virginia. In this story about her youth she talks about how she doesn’t know what to consider/label herself. It started out in woods when she was sitting with some catholic people. The catholic people were going around in a circle and asking one another what talent God gave you. When the group leader gets to her she panics but then just says “I’m a writer”. After she told them that she was still very nervous because she doesn’t know if that’s what she is. She