Visible and Invisible
Visible and Invisible
Rebecca’s Multiple Identities
This chapter examines the ways in which Rebecca engaged in negotiating between multiple identities simultaneously. Her multiple identities speak to the way in which she wanted to be remembered, and her embrace of different personas reflects a practice in which all humans engage. All people employ different identities at the same time, and these identities are complex and socially constructed. What makes Rebecca unusual is the way she inscribed all her identities and retained those narratives for the public to peruse. Rebecca's identities suggested what was important to her—country, kin, community, and, of course, her ongoing “relationship” with William.
Keywords: multiple identities, country, kin, community, William Burgess, constructing identities
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