John Adams once said that, “facts are stubborn things.” The same can be said for the idea of identity. According to Dictionary.com, identity is defined as “the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; individuality.” The idea of identity is present in works of literature such as, John Adams, Catcher in the Rye, and “Looking for Work.” In American culture, people define their identity by whom they do and do not …showed first 75 words of 1485 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1485 total…of identity is represented in all works of literature. In Catcher in the Rye, John Adams, and “Looking for Work,” each of the protagonists struggle with the “stubborn” idea of identity. In the end, each of them seems like that they have found some form of identity that they can call their own. The identities that they have found may have been shaped by who accepts them and whom they do and do not like.