Personal Narrative: The Color Of My Hair

Mrs. Davie, Hair is one of the many ways to express one's individuality. The style, the color, the care of it- it all provides insight to who that person is and how they express themselves. My hair, as of now, is the definition to the 'Molly' I perceive myself to be. But my hair, to you, seems to be the definition of distracting and/or unprofessional. So my question is, how does my hair come to be distracting and/or unprofessional? The handbook states that hair "must appear in a naturally occurring color," but it does. My highlights lay hardly noticeable, they're soft, and blend nicely into my blonde hair. So technically, one could argue that my hair does, in fact, "appear" as a natural occuring color. Nonetheless, I have numerous classmates that agree with my side of this story. They talk to me about how they didn't even notice my recently done change, until another student pointed it out to them. It's virtually invisible to those who don't know that the pink exists. The pastel highlights do exactly what they're supposed to do- they highlight my true color. I disagree with the thought of me breaching the student handbook because my hair is naturally occuring. If I had gone to the salon that day and put in red highlights, or black highlights, or black …show more content…
My question to you, Mrs. Davie, is if no one had pointed out my highlights to you, would you still have noticed them? I'd like to suggest that if you plan on denying the dye or coloring of one student's hair, you should deny the dye or coloring of all student's hair. Because no hair that has been to the salon is natural. Any dye that has been applied to a person's strands, whether it was a brunette color to a blonde color, or a blonde color to a red color, the new style isn't natural to the person - it is not their own natural occuring