Text  

The text is a 6 page exploratory essay about the theme of self and other and its relation to identity. The basic medium of the text was an essay on a document. The text is separated into body paragraphs to represent the three texts the author had to write about. The first text was an outdoors art exhibit by Chloe Bass called Wayfinding. The second text was also by Chloe Bass called Signs Preceding the End of the World. The last text was chosen personally by the author and it was the classic, Mrs. Dalloway. The text includes literary analysis of each book and specific quotes from them. The essay also explores the similarities and differences between the texts.  

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 a formal tone, but still manages to get her ideas across in a passionate way. She speaks about the complexities of life and the questions that makes one wonder about the meaning of life whilst covering self and other.  

Audience  

The target audience for this essay are mainly the author’s teachers. Her English professors are the ones that are grading this paper. Since the paper is being reviewed by college professors, it had to be written in a professional, formal way.  

Purposes 

The purpose of this essay is to fulfill a class requirement and to earn a good grade. The essay also persuades one to think about these open-ended questions in life. It is to encourage readers to carefully examine the struggle each protagonist in the essay had in finding their identity whilst encountering people, daily routine, and social normality.    

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.