Text  

The text is a 2- page personal narrative of the author’s experience with her mother. In this narrative, she shares a piece of wisdom her mother bestowed upon her after a minor altercation between the narrator and the sister. She dives into her experience of wearing the hijab in high school and the journey of her taking it off. She further narrates her enigma concerning some of the traditions in her culture and how she struggles to abide by them as a modern young female living in New York.  

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, especially if it revolves around the topics that she’s passionate about. In the essay, she speaks in first person as it is a personal narrative. This story has a special place in her heart. She always looks back to her mother’s words whenever she’s in an ordeal with another person.  

Audience  

The target audience for this essay is mainly the author’s professor. Her English professor is the one that is grading this narrative. She also wrote this narrative for herself. She wanted to put her mother’s wisdom on paper.  

Purposes 

The purpose of this essay is to fulfill a class requirement and to earn a good grade. It’s also a nice way for the professor to get to know a little bit about the author and what experience serves to be important in her life.  

Setting  

The setting in which this essay was written was in the author’s bedroom. It was late at night and she was at her last cup of coffee. Her hands were growing sore by the second because she likes to pound her keyboard keys very aggressively. Some of the essay was also written at City College.