Two Factors That Shape Melinda's Identity

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My parents commanded me to stay after school.I agreed to stay after school for extra help.She has to stay after school because she doesn't have that good of grades on her report card. Two factors that shape melinda's identity are school and home. To begin, school is a big part with shaping her identity. At school everyone hates her because of what happened at the party over the summer .”I let Heather tak me into going to the winter assembly . She hates sitting alone as much I do”(Anderson 69) .This shapes her identity because it shows that she is scared to be alone.She hates being alone because all of her other friends have left her . Lastly, at school she had a friend named Heather but now she hates her because of the Martha’ s.

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