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The search for personal identity is a fundamental behavior for people who live in a society no mater how hard it is. The self-realization is generally composed of many aspects such as culture, gender and age. In ¡°Naming Myself¡± by Barara Kingsolver, this theme is central to the topic; in the short story ¡°The Chrysanthemums¡± by John Steinbeck, the protagonist tries to find a sense beyond her true self likwise. Also, Al Purdy of ¡° The Iron Road¡±, which is not preoccupied with this concept, eventually liberates and reaches his self-realization. The poem ¡° Naming Myself¡± reveals that the awareness of one¡¯s racial identity is important for people. In the poem, the narrator is an one-quarter Chevokee. Her ¡°restless¡± grandfather fled from his comfortable life to marry her grandmother--a Chevokee woman. He probably feels his life is boring and is curious about Chevokee culture. Although he is forgiven for stealing a horse by his family, he losses his family name because of his marriage.
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