1. Identify  a film, book, television show, or other form of media/art that involves  characters/narrators reflecting upon the nature of identity and the self. Cite  the media using correct APA citation.

2. Explain  at least one theory of identity from this week’s readings. For example, you  might discuss rationalism, empiricism, or phenomenology. Cite support from the primary  text selections in the chapter as well as authoritative secondary sources such  as the course text and online lectures.

3. Analyze  the film using at least one of the theories of identity or freedom from this  week’s readings and lectures.

4. You  may want to consider the following questions while choosing a relevant theory  and analyzing the media;

5. Do the characters doubt their own existence or  their ability to know themselves and the world around them?

6. Do the characters/narrator reflect upon whether  they exist and how they know what they know?

7. To what extent do the following factors impact   their sense of self: emotions, past experiences, rationality, other people,  race, gender, socio-economic status, ethnicity, and religion?

8. Are they  conscious of themselves as having a “self?”