Discussion Questions (Part 2) - After Reading Transcript
- If Jacob Goldstein was to do the 5 part identity activity we did earlier, how might he have filled out his card?
- Jacob says that people often make assumptions about him based on his skin color or the way he dresses (e.g. that he is adopted or that he is a member of a gang). He also says that people are surprised to learn that he's Jewish. How do you think these experiences shape the ways that Jacob thinks about and expresses his identity?
- How might people judge you based on what they can see? How does that influence the ways you think about and express your identity?
- Why does Jacob think of himself as an individual/different? Do you agree with Jacob? Is he different?
- Jacob says he likes to be different. In what ways do you like to be different? In what ways, do you want to blend in with others?
- Revisit the assumptions made about Jacob Goldstein before you read his transcript. How many of the assumptions were correct? How many were inaccurate? To what degree do we judge someone else's identity by visual clues and/or names?
