Self Definition

I don’t really think I can define myself in one word. I find it hard to express myself since the people surrounding me are similar to me. They have the same race, and background than I have. I think it’s easier for people to define themselves when they find themselves different from others. I think it is good to define yourself narrowly because it helps you identify your own “self” and uniqueness. I would define myself as a hard working, but not a smart person. Inside the story, the narrator described herself as “Muslim”. It showed her difference in cultural backgrounds form others. If the narrator was living in Islam, she would probably not use “Muslim” to describe herself because she’s not special from others. Defining one person with one word is simply just saying out the person’s own identity that others don’t have. I am living in Taiwan where most of the people are Chinese, so I wouldn’t really use the word “Chinese” to be my identity. On the other hand, if I’m living in another place other than Taiwan or China and I am the only Chinese person, maybe the word “Chinese” would be the word that defines me, just like the narrator in the story.