Both readings "The Year We Obsessed Over Identity" and "Tenth of December" give the readers examples on vertical and horizontal identity. Although the readers are very different, they are similar in the way that vertical and horizontal identity can be identified when reading them.
An example in which horizontal identity can be seen on "The Year We Obsessed Over Identity" is when the writer uses Rachel Dolezal as an example to back up his argument about people changing in our society and how people are willing to change in order to fit in. Something she had to get from herself and her surroundings, not necessarily from her family. This ties into the example of "Tenth of December" when Robin chose to go back for Eber. This is an example of
An example in which horizontal identity can be seen on "The Year We Obsessed Over Identity" is when the writer uses Rachel Dolezal as an example to back up his argument about people changing in our society and how people are willing to change in order to fit in. Something she had to get from herself and her surroundings, not necessarily from her family. This ties into the example of "Tenth of December" when Robin chose to go back for Eber. This is an example of