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¶ … Identity
Names are important and so this has been proved in countless ways in different societies. In some traditional societies, for example, names are believed to have some connection with a child's destiny or future. If he is given a name with good meanings, he is believed to grow up being just that- a good person. There may be little truth in this connection of names with character or destiny, still naming is an art that every society wants to excel in. some people are of the view that if we rename an object or person, there is a chance that he or she might start acting differently, as if they had suddenly developed a new personality. This happens to Santha in 'By any other name' whose name is changed to Cynthia in an English school thereby giving birth to a new changed person who felt she was living in a new body and felt distant in school environment where her real name was deliberately suppressed. Such is the influence of names and this brings us to an important aspect of names. Names are our identity and they are also a source of strength to us as they connect us with our own heritage and culture. Sarah and Kizzy...
Names are extremely important for the protection and preservation of one's heritage and past. This is what we saw in the case of African-Americans who had once believed that by changing their names to Harry and Dylan, might make assimilation process easier and make them feel connected with white society. However once they became aware of extreme suffering of their ancestors, they gave up such desire to relate and connect and began naming their children after important African-American figures to be able to hold on to their unique and separate identity.
Thompson (1995) argues, "When people in a wealthy society are denied access to a piece of the pie, as African-Americans traditionally have been, there arises among them a desire to create, to the extent possible, their own society, with its own rules. Certainly, lack of economic opportunity is a primary factor in the tendency of so many young men to turn to the illegal drug trade. I don't condone their actions -- but I understand…
References
Cliff Thompson - Article Title: Inventing our names, our selves. Magazine Title: Commonweal. Volume: 122. Issue: 6. Publication Date: March 24, 1995
Santha Rama Rau, By any other name, Borzoi College Reader, page 146-151
Identity Self-identity or self-concept is a multidimensional personal construct that refers to one's individual perception of themselves in relation to a number of different characteristics or situations such as gender role, sexuality, racial identity, and so forth (Shavelson et al. 1976). Social-identity is the portion of the individual self-identity that has to do with perceived membership in a personally-relevant social group or social-identity can refer to the collective identity of the
Chokshi, Carter, Gupta, and Allen (1995) report that during the critical states of emergency, ongoing intermittently until 1989, a low-level police official could detain any individual without a hearing by for up to six months. "Thousands of individuals died in custody, frequently after gruesome acts of torture" Those who were tried were sentenced to death, banished, or imprisoned for life" (Chokshi, Carter, Gupta, & Allen, ¶ 6). The enactment
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