Text

The text is a researched critical analysis paper, written by myself. The essay focuses primarily on the course theme of self and other, and elaborates on the negotiation of interactions. It includes three examples from the course: Chloë Bass’ Wayfinding, Yuri Herrera’s Signs Preceding the End of the World, and Claudia Rankine’s Citizen: An American Lyric. 

Author

I, Lilah Webb, am the author of the critical analysis essay. I am a freshman at City College, who is currently majoring in English. Wayfinding, Signs Preceding the End of the World, and Citizen were an assigned readings and an art exhibit that mainly revolved around identity and the changes undertaken when exposed to other people. 

Audience

While anyone can read the essay, younger audiences will may have a harder time understanding the concepts discussed in it. The essay is primarily meant for the professors who assigned the essay. 

Purpose

The immediate purpose of the essay is to evaluate the three pieces introduced in class and two outside sources. The essay examines identity and the ways it is altered when confronted with third parties, as presented by Wayfinding, Signs Preceding the End of the World, and Citizen: An American Lyric.

Setting

The critical analysis essay was written in various places. It was mainly written in at home and in the library as I listened to music or spoke to my friend. I also wrote the essay in different classes while my professors taught.