Ill human beings are born with a unique identity. The way we perceive ourselves, our actions, our thoughts, and interactions with one another are influenced by our identity; who we are. Our identities go beyond what we are on a daily basis and can be influenced by many factors; such as society, culture, religion, ancestral heritage, etc. In order to understand how to find our true self, we must understand that there are different types of identity`s that flourish within us depending on our culture and beliefs. For instance, the ego-identity is a necessary point of reference that allows us to consider our daily experiences against what we already believe and know. The authentic-self involves our natural instincts, desires, intellect, talent and capabilities with which we are born with (Khoshaba).
After I began reading Beowulf, I asked myself, "What do you see in the poem? Is there a change? A is his identity?" Since psychology is a field of interest to me, I instantly picked up an internal identity struggle and thought I could eventually expand from it. After reading specific sections where the writer in Beowulf refers to the warrior`s background and how individual reputation plays an important part in society back then, I knew that there could be a of his ego-identity and authentic-self. In the poem Beowulf, I can see the identity struggle of a young, brave warrior who atfirst was thriving through his own authentic-self only to find his ego-identity in his second battle and struggle with both in the last one in which he is ruler of Greatland at an old age.
In the beginning of the poem, I noticed how the writer introduces a world in which the male figures is known as the "father`s son" which gives off the impression that ancestral heritage from the father`s side was going to be essential in the development of the poem. For instance, in the translation by Seamus Heaney, lines 262-266 say,...
After I began reading Beowulf, I asked myself, "What do you see in the poem? Is there a change? A is his identity?" Since psychology is a field of interest to me, I instantly picked up an internal identity struggle and thought I could eventually expand from it. After reading specific sections where the writer in Beowulf refers to the warrior`s background and how individual reputation plays an important part in society back then, I knew that there could be a of his ego-identity and authentic-self. In the poem Beowulf, I can see the identity struggle of a young, brave warrior who atfirst was thriving through his own authentic-self only to find his ego-identity in his second battle and struggle with both in the last one in which he is ruler of Greatland at an old age.
In the beginning of the poem, I noticed how the writer introduces a world in which the male figures is known as the "father`s son" which gives off the impression that ancestral heritage from the father`s side was going to be essential in the development of the poem. For instance, in the translation by Seamus Heaney, lines 262-266 say,...
