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The Role Of Cheryl's Loss Of Identity In 'April'

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A loss in a female identity, causing women to shut themselves in their own corner. Creating representation of the past, which can be hidden but cannot be changed. Regretting or self loathing. Family, culture, or the society and love as a whole that has a sort of effect over the female identity. Developing themselves is the greatest test of courage on earth. All of the characters in these books all have suffered life whether or not life was thrown harder at them nor softer. All suffering from something in particular, either it’s loss of identity or finding identity through out the book. Identity by experiencing hard times through death, divorce. And other challenges through her lifetime.April loses her identity through being born in a house full of alcoholism with her sister Cheryl. Forced to go to foster homes and a young age as well as being separated from her sister Cheryl, as April experiences foster homes both good and bad. April expreinisteces being stuck in a very mentally and physically abusive home. Losing her identity through the process. As April turns into a young adult, she turns her life around becomes a successful secretary, as she is still connected to Cheryl. As April marries a businessman in …show more content…

For years, April had played the role of caregiver for her younger sister. When they were little April was her protector and thought nothing of putting her little sister in front of her own needs. Now that Cheryl was gone, April felt she had not done her job. She had not even mastered the role of protector. And it was true. There was a lot of evidence to support the fact that April had never really known who Cheryl was. She hadn't even known that Cheryl had son. “They gave me an insight into Cheryl’s past by the glowing remarks they made about her. Again, I wanted to cry for the waste of such a beautiful life. But I didn’t. I remained outwardly emotionless.”

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