![]() The story that I feel relates most to my life would be “Pose” by Anar Khan. I relate to this story through the theme which is that we must learn to appreciate our own value before letting society judge us. This theme is presented in the story through the actions of the main character. She is described as being a “...young woman, a college student, smart, sophisticated, urbane. Even the most daring boys at the college got cold feet walking with her.” (Khan). However, we can infer that she isn’t confident in herself since she stands in the glass window pretending to be a mannequin, hiding her self identity. When she stands in the window she finds others looking at her and “She was happy, incredibly happy. No one had looked at her with such appreciation before, at least not in her presence.” (Khan). This is significant because it shows how she finally valued herself and could feel happiness when hiding who she truly is. I can relate to this theme because I see first hand through social media how people hide their true self behind a screen. Personally, I only share the best moments in my life on social media which doesn’t give an accurate representation of my real life. It’s not the fact that I am insecure, I just don’t want to be judged by others so I only show the happiest moments in my life online. This relates to the theme of the pose because I know I need to value myself more and stop being afraid of what others think of me. Instead of me hiding my true self behind a screen, or in the main characters case behind a mannequin, we need to be confident and value ourselves.
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