The New Kids Essay

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Identity is something that describes what a person is. Identity can be lost, found or change in many different ways. The book “The New Kids” by Brooke Hauser, is about the modern immigrant experience of the kids who came from different countries to fulfill their American dream and in order to fulfill their dreams, many immigrant kids lost/found or changed their identity from first day of school to prom. In my opinion, many people who come from a different country try to become a completely different person from when they move from their home town. Identity changes when a person tries to change their lifestyle in order to blend themselves into others lifestyle. And by changing their persona, person gets a drastic change in his/her personality …show more content…
As author says in her book, “Some arrive in their native dress, like the Bangladeshi girl in colorful shalwar kameez, or the African boy who walked the halls in goatskin sandals lined with bristly hair. Others try to fit in and fail, like the boy who came from a country that no one heard of. He wanted American blue jeans but settles for an pair hand sewn by his uncle instead.” this quote is a significant example of explaining how many people who tries to change their identity but get failed to do so. This is one way how people change, found or lost their identity. The article "Should I Be a Jerk or a Human Being on Facebook" by Sam Grobart is also an example of how the identity of a person can change. The article "Should I Be a Jerk or a Human Being on Facebook?" talks about a student who had gone missing and this news had been seen on Facebook. But author thinks twice before sharing it as the author stated "But removing the burdens of reality from an act can leave all this room for some people to overthink it l: How will this be taken by my friends? Am I letting down my carefully crafted

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