People often believe that where we grew up always shapes our personality and being, but is that really the case? Where we grow up can influence who we become. We hold big parts of ourselves to the places we grew up. However, the places we grew up in do not shape who we are, it’s the people we’re around, and what we’re taught that shape us. I will use evidence from different texts to prove my point. Where we are influences who we are, but the people we're around influence us so much more. The “My True South” essay by Jesmyn Ward, shows us that she was home when she was with her family. She talks about the way her family, people she knew, and even herself were treated in the south. She shows more in her writing that the place itself didn’t shape who she was, but instead
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My first piece of evidence is, “Yeah, in Afficky we always knew there was a God;” (Hurston, p. __)This supports my point because it shows us that in this place there was a religion. There was something to put hope and belief in. This is a big influential part of anybody. Faith is what carries people through life's troubles.My second piece of evidence is, “me, I cain talk about de man who is father (et te) till I tellee you bout de man who he father to him,” (Hurston, p. __) This shows that, he expresses the fact that he can’t talk about himself, his father, his grandfather, until he talks about the first father. He shows that people can’t begin to understand him, or his father, until they speak about and understand his grandfather. This shows that our generations are influenced by ourselves, and our choices. Showing us that, people are shaped by their parents, and influenced greatly by the people around them. “South” by Natasha Trethewey, tells us about the many things that describe a place. This place held stories of colored troops, who had died. It also talks about the slaves that were once abused, and treated
My first piece of evidence is, “Yeah, in Afficky we always knew there was a God;” (Hurston, p. __)This supports my point because it shows us that in this place there was a religion. There was something to put hope and belief in. This is a big influential part of anybody. Faith is what carries people through life's troubles.My second piece of evidence is, “me, I cain talk about de man who is father (et te) till I tellee you bout de man who he father to him,” (Hurston, p. __) This shows that, he expresses the fact that he can’t talk about himself, his father, his grandfather, until he talks about the first father. He shows that people can’t begin to understand him, or his father, until they speak about and understand his grandfather. This shows that our generations are influenced by ourselves, and our choices. Showing us that, people are shaped by their parents, and influenced greatly by the people around them. “South” by Natasha Trethewey, tells us about the many things that describe a place. This place held stories of colored troops, who had died. It also talks about the slaves that were once abused, and treated