As I read Borges and I, I found myself thinking how true this story is. In this piece the author is talking about himself. He is separating himself into two people, the writer aspect of his life and the normal person he is (himself). He makes this differentiation by using “I”, to talk about who he really is, and Borges is his other persona. Though he doesn’t have a bad relationship with Borges (himself) he is different from the writer aspect of himself. But, understands that he lives through Borges work, and that eventually when he dies, he will live on through Borges work. Therefore my reaction was very strong; I felt it had a lot of meaning. I thought it was a good piece to show that sometimes we get lost in a persona and forget who we really are.
I think we all have different roles in our life. Yes, we are one person, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have different roles in our lives, and different personas. For instance, we all act different at work, at school, around our relatives, than we would when we are at a party. In a sense we become another person when we are in different situations or when we are confident in an aspect of life. For examples, if we are good writer, we become this different person when we write. Another example would be wrestlers, they have a different role and name when they are performing. I navigate different roles in my life by adapting to situations. I react to every situation as if I was a different person and it works out pretty good for me.
With all this being said who exactly am I? The fact is that I am not the same person I was 5 years ago, or 5 minutes ago. We are constantly changing. But, I am Jennifer Maldonado, a 19 year old college student. Who loves to write, responsible, and self motivated. Will I be the same person 10 years from now? No, does not mean I don’t know who I am exactly. No it doesn’t. I will have the same name but, I will have more experiences. I might even have another persona, another aspect of life I might like to separate myself from.
