I'm Down: Identity

I'm currently reading "I'm Down" by Mishna Wolff. It's a laugh-out-loud and moving memoir about Mishna's childhood and finding herself. I absolutely L-O-V-E this memoir. I feel as if I can really relate with Mishna on some issues throughout the story.

In the beginning, Mishna is obsessed with being accepted by everyone, especially her dad. Throughout the book, that obsession grows into her looking for her identity. She doesn't want to be stuck in the poor, broken, misunderstanding family she was born into. She wants to be successful like her friends' parents. Now in high school, Mishna decides she wants to go to a nice collage instead of a cheap one like her parents did and that she wants to make something out of her life instead of being a broke bum like her father. She's determined to get a scholarship to a nice school no matter how many obstacles her family throws in the way, especially her dad wanting to make her "down".

                                                                    Mishna Wolff today

Click here to learn more about "I'm Down"
Click here to read about finding YOUR identity

The article in the second link Describes why one needs to find his/her identity and why they might not have found it yet because of their society or culture. This relates to the book because Mishna is having trouble finding herself because her family (Dad and Stepmom) is holding her back.