Think back on your life in high school. What roles did you play in your family? In your school? In your outside life? Were you comfortable in those roles? Were you comfortable recognizing that you actually played a number of different roles? How did you feel when your roles were in conflict .
To what extent did these roles contribute to your sense of identity? As you reflect upon the development of your identity, carefully study and think about the four aspects of identity formation described in the article about James Marcia, namely:
Identity Achievement
Identity Foreclosure
Identity Moratorium
Identity Diffusion
After having considered all of the above, write your essay following this outline:
Define identity and explain how it differs from the specific roles you played.
Describe your own sense of identity at the end of high school.
How has your sense of identity changed since high school?
