RPTA

Leisure is an important context for identity formation which occurs as part of the transition from childhood to adulthood. When you were growing up, how did a particular book, film or television show influence yourtransition from childhood to adulthood (coming of age)? Please pick a book, T.V. show or a movie that influenced your"coming of age". Ideas can be found here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coming_of_age.

1. Identify your favorite "coming of age" book, T.V. show, or movie and discuss "why" this media product (book, T.V. show, movie) was so important to you as you were growing up and discuss the ways in which you related to the main character(s) in the book, T.V. show or movie.

2. Reflect ontwo of the following aspects of identity of the character(s) in your book, T.V. Show, or Movie - gender, gender expression, race, ethnicity, age, ability/disability, sexual identity - and how these aspects of identityare or are notsimilar to you.

3. Did this book, T.V. show or movie help you more with developing your personal identity (how you see yourself) or your social identity (how other people see you, the roles that you play as a sibling or parent or co-worker or classmate, etc.) or both?

Hints:

I came with my family to the United States of American from Afghanistan in March 2017, and I am US citizen now. As you know there was civil war in Afghanistan in the past four decades. Due to the fight, we did not have regular power (electricity). If we had, we would watch:

1. Rambo III, American action movie.
2. Indian movies of two or three decades ago.

At that time, these were the movies that most people were watching because of their stories or actions.

The reasons why we were watching Indian movies were that we understood Urdu language. However, other movies would also be broadcasted in our language.

Rambo III was the most interesting movie because of its action.

• Afghanistan: A History from 1260 to the Present 2019 is my favorite book which widely talks about the history of Afghanistan, it's culture, people, and different powers there.