Names to me aren't a big deal. I've never thought about my name in detail and tried to see if it hindered me or helps me. I personally don't believe a name can do either of those things. Some people go by nicknames because they don't like their name, some because their name is too hard to pronounce, and some because it makes them more confident.
In class we talked about how in "The Namesake" Gogul introduces himself to a girl as Nikhil, which to be honest isn't much better. But him doing this allows him to be a different person. I'm not that kind of person where if I introduce myself to a stranger with a different name I become a different person. I am still exactly the same the only difference is that I carry a different name.
In the end I don't understand how people can let their name control their life. All a name does is give someone an identity to be referenced as, nothing less, nothing more.
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