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Identity In 'Say What You Will'

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Theme from “Say What You Will”: Although you might be different than everyone around you, you must always stay true to yourself, before you lose yourself, because self-identity is an important component to life. Characters that show this theme #1 - Amy - Many people ignore Amy because she is a disable female that is constantly accompanied by a guide. For this reason, Amy’s parents start hiring seniors at her school to be her guide so that people will start talking to her and so she is not alone all the time. A group of people includes Amy in their plan. Of course, she is later found sitting by herself with a bottle of booze in her walker, with no one that wants to talk to her that is around her. In other words, Amy realizes that she is being used for her disability, therefore, one must always be himself and not who other people want them to be. Quote- “...MY WALKER [IS] [FULL] WITH BOOZE…” ( McGovern 175) #2 - Matthew - At first, Matthew doesn't want to have anything to do with Amy because she is disabled and people will categorize him …show more content…

Which [makes] Amy laugh for ten minutes, then start to cry”( McGovern 12). Conflicts that show this theme: #1 - Matthew bullies Amy - Matthew is trying to be like everyone else, hence, he talks garbage about Amy’s essay. Resulting in, no one talking to her, and no one bullying Matthew. On the other hand, Amy is depressed, because someone that she considered a friend has just spoken very ill of her. Furthermore, he is not his loving careful self that he is known for. In general, Matthew is not being someone else because he does not want to be harmed as well. At this moment, Matthew is losing his true identity while becoming someone that is known for the opposite of the true Matthew. Quote - “ You [say] you [see] your friends’ lives and feel like your own is better, which is fine, except that you don't have any friends” (McGovern

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