Monday, July 15, 2019

Identity in "Mrs. Turner's Lawn Jockeys", "Live For Today" and Lion

We will discuss identity and how we become who we are in "Mrs. Turner's Lawn Jockeys", "Live For Today" and Lion.  We will see different characters and explore how they constructed their identity. Setting also plays a major role in these stories. We will look at how that effects these characters as well.

This link below has a wide variety of articles on how we construct identity.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/identity

Identity and choice:

http://gawker.com/how-i-identify-is-not-your-choice-1741671073


Newark and the surrounding area plays a big role in "Live For Today" and we will look at how that colors how people view the city and people from there. Here are some links about Newark:

http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Newark-New-Jersey.html

http://libguides.rutgers.edu/content.php?pid=158675&sid=4109423

https://www.nj.com/essex/2016/06/5_surprising_facts_about_violent_crime_in_newark.html

https://www.nj.com/essex/2019/01/cops-on-the-streets-help-newark-set-a-record-5-decades-in-the-making.html

https://www.nj.com/essex/2019/03/122-young-men-were-murdered-in-newark-in-a-5-year-period-the-latest-numbers-are-troubling.html

Article about how "stressful" it can be to live in Newark:

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/City-in-New-Jersey-Among-Most-Stressed-in-US-Study-Reveals--512745751.html



History of Lawn Jockeys






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