The Life of Diana

In my English class we are reading  The Namesake  by Jhumpa Lahiri. The theme of identity is extremely important throughout this book especially since the main character is a first-generation American who struggles with balancing his family's traditions and the traditions his family has inherited from the U.S. Although I do not relate to the main character of this story, I am also a first-generation American. Both of my parents were born in Iran. They moved to the U.S. for education and because the U.S. had better opportunities for their future's. To me, heritage and tradition mean practices that have been passed down generation by generation. I believe that I am more American than Persian since I have lived here my whole life and only visited Iran once. I still follow Persian traditions, including celebrating Persian New Year with my family.

As I had said in my last blog, I am reading the book, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, by  Gabriel García Márquez. Throughout this book, the characters are unable to remember what they had witnessed on the day of Santiago's death. This angered me because I was so eager to find out the truth.  Last week, our English teacher staged a scene with one of his colleagues. Although we did not know that this was staged as it was happening, we did pay attention to some parts. None of us really noticed any of the smaller details but we did hear what they were talking about. After his colleague left, our teacher made us answer some questions. I was very confident with my answers about what they were talking about during the staged scene. I was also sure that his colleague was wearing a blue jacket, as had many others in my class as well, even though this was not true at all. We found out that she was wearing a black leather jacket. This had shocked a lot...