All human beings are born with a unique identity. The way we perceive ourselves, our actions, our thoughts, and interactions with one another are influenced by our identity; who we are. Our identities go beyond what we are on a daily basis and can be influenced by many factors; such as society, culture, religion, ancestral heritage, etc. In order to understand how to find our true self, we must understand that there are different types of identity's that flourish within us depending on our culture and beliefs. For instance, the ego-identity is a necessary point of reference that allows us to consider our daily experiences against what we already believe and know. The authentic-self involves our natural instincts, desires, intellect, talent and capabilities with which we are born with (Khoshaba).
             After I began reading Beowulf, I asked myself, "What do you see in the poem? Is there a change? A is his identity?" Since psychology is a field of interest to me, I instantly picked up an internal identity struggle and thought I could eventually expand from it. After reading specific sections where the writer in Beowulf refers to the warrior's background and how individual reputation plays an important part in society back then, I knew that there could be a of his ego-identity and authentic-self. In the poem Beowulf, I can see the identity struggle of a young, brave warrior who at first was thriving through his own authentic-self only to find his ego-identity in his second battle and struggle with both in the last one in which he is ruler of Greatland at an old age.
             In the beginning of the poem, I noticed how the writer introduces a world in which the male figures is known as the "father's son" which gives off the impression that ancestral heritage from the father's side was going to be essential in the development of the poem. For instance, in the translation by Seamus Heaney, lines 262-266 say,...