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The text is a 1 page short story of an original superhero created by the author. The basic medium of the text was a short story on a document. The text is separated into two different fonts to differentiate who is speaking. The protagonist suffers from Dissociative identity disorder (DID), which is also known as the multiple personality disorder. The nameless protagonist has 5 personalities, one of them being more heroic, while another personality serves to be more on the dark side of things. This text is written in an informal style to support the protagonist’s personalities. The text is also loosely adapted from the korean drama, “Kill me, Heal me.”  

Author  

The author of this text is Rabia Ahmed. She is 17 years old and is an attendee at City College. She loves to write which makes sense considering that she is an English major. She is fond of writing stories because it gives a different type of joy to her when creating the characters she can call her own. She feels a maternal instinct towards her characters. For this text, she gained inspiration from a Korean drama that she watched a couple years back. The protagonist from that drama also suffered from D.I.D., but while he wanted to get rid of his personalities, the protagonist from this text learns to embrace it and use them to save his city from evil.  

Audience  

The target audience for this story story is mostly teens and young adults who enjoy superhero and villainous stories. The author’s first audience was her English class in which she shared her work with her peer.  

Purposes 

The purpose of this text is one: to provide readers with entertainment, and two: to discuss the topic of good vs evil. What makes a person good and what makes a person evil? Is it possible for someone to be both? It also brings awareness to mental health problems and how mental health can take a huge toll on a person and the way one functions. It also includes other moral topics revolving around humanity. The other purpose of this text is to complete an assignment for an English class.  

Setting  

The setting of this story takes place in an urban city. The author chose this as the setting for the story because more crime happen in the city than a rural area. The protagonist in the text would have more crime to deal with if he resided in a city and this would keep the plot going. The author’s setting was her bedroom in the dark.