Identity is what makes each person individual and unique. Out of approximately seven billion people in the world, not one person is the same as another. So, why is it that each day people continue to disguise their identity? People are constantly around others. When one expresses her feelings to another person, she may disguise how she really feels. One may do this to sway someone else’s opinion. Additionally, to make an impression, one masks her true identity.
The first impression is often the most trivial, which is why one feels as if she must change herself. In the novel, Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens, Pip and his brother-in-law, Joe, prepare to visit Miss Havisham. Joe and Pip are both considered “common”, while Miss Havisham …show more content…
He sees it as a good thing that Joe wants to dress up for the occasion, showing how Joe is wanting to make her notice this. Pip knew that Joe was doing this for him, so that Miss Havisham would see the best side of each of them. This is why Pip says he “pulled up his shirt-collar so very high behind”, as to make a good impression on Miss Havisham. In modern day life, people are constantly trying to alter others’ opinions of oneself; whether it is positive or negative. Either way, one may adjust herself in order to do so. This might include wearing different clothing, speaking differently etc. These characteristics allow others to view them in a certain light, without revealing one’s true identity. One may want to be the finest version of herself, most inferior version, or anywhere in between to shape the viewpoint of another.
Furthermore, in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, a trial in criminal court reveals the masking of an innocent girl’s identity. Mayella Ewell, supposedly raped by a black man, named, Tom Robinson, is on the stand being questioned by Tom’s lawyer, Atticus Finch. In order to achieve more information, Atticus asks Mayella about what her life at home is like. Specifically about her father, Bob
The first impression is often the most trivial, which is why one feels as if she must change herself. In the novel, Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens, Pip and his brother-in-law, Joe, prepare to visit Miss Havisham. Joe and Pip are both considered “common”, while Miss Havisham …show more content…
He sees it as a good thing that Joe wants to dress up for the occasion, showing how Joe is wanting to make her notice this. Pip knew that Joe was doing this for him, so that Miss Havisham would see the best side of each of them. This is why Pip says he “pulled up his shirt-collar so very high behind”, as to make a good impression on Miss Havisham. In modern day life, people are constantly trying to alter others’ opinions of oneself; whether it is positive or negative. Either way, one may adjust herself in order to do so. This might include wearing different clothing, speaking differently etc. These characteristics allow others to view them in a certain light, without revealing one’s true identity. One may want to be the finest version of herself, most inferior version, or anywhere in between to shape the viewpoint of another.
Furthermore, in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, a trial in criminal court reveals the masking of an innocent girl’s identity. Mayella Ewell, supposedly raped by a black man, named, Tom Robinson, is on the stand being questioned by Tom’s lawyer, Atticus Finch. In order to achieve more information, Atticus asks Mayella about what her life at home is like. Specifically about her father, Bob