Someday, the family predicted, my name would be well-known throughout the United States. I laughed to myself, wondering which one I would go by.
—“Names/Nombres,”
Julia Alvarez
Combine the passage with the main ideas and events of the essay. What is the theme of the essay?
Your name can show what has influenced you to be who you are.
Your name is something influenced only by your parents.
Your name helps you fit in and adapt to new surroundings.
Your name is all you have, and it should not be changed.