April Raintree Analysis

Whether we realize it or not, we all at some point in time, face an identity crisis. Not saying that each person has a lifelong identity struggle, but everyone at one time questions their existence and their future. What we all need to realize is the undeniable truth we are our own person; undefinable human beings. We mold our own personalities, paths, and relationships (Caesar). All of the ironic events in Gogol’s life, “things that never should have happened, that seemed out of place and wrong, these were what prevailed, are what endured in the end” (Lahiri 287). Our failures, successes, and heritage are all parts of who we are, not what we are as Gogol has learned. At the end of the day, if you do not love yourself, how can others love

As George R.R. Martin once stated, “Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you” (“Quotes About Identity”, 2017). In the short stories, David Goes to the Reserve, and Compatriots, characters struggle with their sense of identity. Some know who they are, but lack the knowledge of who they want to be; while others do not perceive any identity, but know they can be so much more. To find their true selves, the characters have to confront and overcome the obstacles that hindered them in the past.

     Identity is one of the main questions throughout all of our readings, because it is hard for people to accept who they are in society. Accepting their identity as a minority with little if any freedoms

Throughout her life, April deals with racism on a different of levels that can be generally related to two categories: personal and institutional. The violence and abuse, both childhood and sexual, that April face from the DeRosiers and her rapists are an example of personal racism. This includes the shameful names that the DeRosiers call her, like “half-breed”, “squaw” and “Ape, the bitch”(Chapter 3).While "half-breed" is us as a synonym word for sloth, filth, and rebellion, the expression "Ape, the bitch" infers "a primordial viciousness and creature sexuality," which dehumanizes April. The foster care process made it distance April from her Metis tradition as well as her family. April also experiences racism through the form of physical and sexual abuse. From her rapist, it added the form of sexual violence. When April gets raped, she is forced into identifying as a “squaw”. When identifying April she is forced to dehumanize and limited herself. Instantly, both DeRosiers and her rapists use their personal racism to justify to mistreat April

The most obvious way that a person’s identity can be understood is through that individual’s actions. For instance, Christopher McCandless continued to push himself away from society and those closest to him and eventually made his way to his ultimate destination-the Alaskan Wilderness-where he

When the world we live in is viewed from an anonymous, unbiased standpoint the individuality of ‘I’ has a tendency to diminish away and be replaced by a society of eyes. Who view one’s identity differently then what the individual can see. Life moves on whether we like it or not and how individuals view themselves verses how others perceive them can leave a lasting impression. Everyone has a unique identity and perspective of the world they live in. The way individuals see themselves may appear to be different than what others see in them because of different values, morals and characteristics that shape’s ones identity.

The apartment homes at Raintree are minutes away by car from Brazos Mall and an adjacent shopping center with a Walmart Supercenter, Home Depot and Lowe's. They are within walking distance of Mac Lean Park and Lake Jackson Recreation Center as well as a Post Office.

April raintree struggles a lot in her life but it would’ve been worse if foster care didn’t help her. April raintree is a character that is not proud of her heritage and she tries to hide her identity, and doesn’t express her feelings. On the other hand, her sister Cheryl is the exact opposite. April and Cheryl’s parents were drunkards and the situations and the environment at their home were not good or safe but some social workers sent April and Cheryl to foster care and that’s where they received education and a better society to live in. Therefore, Aprils life was changed for the better because of foster care and some details/evidences would be provided ahead.

Who I am? Personally, I believe that a person’s identity can take only one of two routes. One, a person’s identity can change within that person’s life. Who I am now, is not necessarily who I was when I was younger. Experience can and will likely modify our identities. Therefore, experience can solidify our personal identification or it can weaken our personal identification. And as such, individuals and their perspectives are always evolving, or at the very least, they should evolve over time. Although there are some identities that evolve throughout one’s lifetime; there are some identities that remain consistent. Two, some identities cannot and will not change. So identities are socially and/or politically forces upon you, some identities are genetically assigned to you, and some you choose to keep. No matter the reason or reasons, these identities have been and will be consist within your lifespan. But, how you deal with them is up to you as an individual.

It is important for somebody to know their true identity because if somebody thinks that they have to be just like somebody else then that is what he or she is going to do. He or she are going to wear the same things as other people and try to do the same things as other people. People will also try and wear the same thing just like April did in the true identity video. She was wearing a mask just like everybody else was and she was trying to do the same thing as everybody else. April and Hercules had to both try and find their own identity all by themselves and nobody else could do it for them.

What makes your identity? Is it your past, your family, your hopes, dreams, fears? It is all that and more. Your identity makes up who you are. It is always growing and ever-changing. Your identity is what makes you human. Finding it can be a struggle, maintaining it can be even harder. Katniss and Peeta in The Hunger Games were two examples of finding and holding onto your identity. Katniss was the girl who had to grow up to fast. She had to learn how to provide for her family, to be strong. Katniss thought to do this she had to create a wall to hold back all the childish things that were apart her. She put on a mask to grow up but to also protect herself from those who would wish to abuse her innocence. The mask, the wall they kept her

It is very important for someone to know their true identity. If you don’t know who you are then how will you apply for a job? How will make friends or find a spouse without knowing who you really are? All these things that are important in the human life depends on us knowing who we really are. If not, all the opportunities that rely on us knowing who we are, they will be gone.

Identity is what evolves us, it is what makes us think the way we do, and act the way we act, in essence, a person’s identity is their everything. Identity separates us from everyone else, and while one may be very similar to another, there is no one who is exactly like you; someone who has experienced exactly what you have, feels the way you do about subjects, and reacts the same to the events and experiences you have had. This became prevalent to me as I read through many books, that everyone goes through the process of finding who they are. A prevalent theme throughout literature is the idea that over time one develops their identity through life over time, in contrast to being born with one identity and having the same

Written by Beatrice Mosioner about a young protagonist named April Raintree and her antagonist sister Cheryl.

The best part about a novel, is that everyone has their own interpretation of the book, thus creating similar stories with their own unique queues. In Mosionier’s novel In Search of April Raintree, two sisters are struck with tragedy early on in their lives and are forced to deal with the conditions presented to them. They are separated early on from their parents, each other, physically and what seems to be emotionally as well later in life. The rest of the novel follows the lives of the sisters and showcases the impact on how the truth can hurt people. This powerful novel creates the lasting impression that events in our life can alter our views and change the way we see ourselves and our future.