Time Toast- identity

  • Beowulf  Discipline: Literature
    701 BCE

    Beowulf Discipline: Literature

    Discipline: Literature
    Description: An epic poem exploring heroic identity and reputation.
  • Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex- 420 BCE ( Theater)
    420 BCE

    Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex- 420 BCE ( Theater)

    Discipline: Theater
    Description: A Greek tragedy about a man who tries to escape his fate and discovers the truth about who he is.
  • Plato Allegory of the Cave- (Philosophy)
    379 BCE

    Plato Allegory of the Cave- (Philosophy)

    Discipline: Philosophy
    Description: A story about how people understand reality and identity through knowledge.
  • Julius Caesar Assassination- 44 BCE (History)
    44 BCE

    Julius Caesar Assassination- 44 BCE (History)

    Discipline: History
    Description: A major moment in Roman history that changed political identity in Rome.
  • 1400 – Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales Discipline: Literature
    1400

    1400 – Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales Discipline: Literature

    Discipline: Literature
    Description: Stories from many different people that show identity through social class and personality.
  • Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa  Discipline: Art History
    1503

    Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa Discipline: Art History

    Discipline: Art History
    Description: A famous portrait known for its mystery and emotional identity.
  • Shakespeare’s Hamlet  Discipline: Theater

    Shakespeare’s Hamlet Discipline: Theater

    Discipline: Theater
    Description: A play about a prince trying to understand himself and his purpose.
  • U.S. Declaration of Independence  Discipline: History

    U.S. Declaration of Independence Discipline: History

    Discipline: History
    Description: A document that helped shape American political identity.
  • Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice  Discipline: Literature

    Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice Discipline: Literature

    Discipline: Literature
    Description: A novel about personal identity, class, and relationships.
  • Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear  Discipline: Art History

    Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear Discipline: Art History

    Discipline: Art History
    Description: A painting showing identity through mental struggle and emotion.
  • Emily Dickinson’s Poetry  Discipline: Literature

    Emily Dickinson’s Poetry Discipline: Literature

    Discipline: Literature
    Description: Poems that explore inner identity, isolation, and self-expression.
  • The Jazz Singer  Discipline: Film History

    The Jazz Singer Discipline: Film History

    Discipline: Film History
    Description: One of the first movies with sound, showing cultural and personal identity struggles.
  • Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother  Discipline: Photography

    Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother Discipline: Photography

    Discipline: Photography
    Description: A photo showing the identity of poor American families during the Great Depression.
  • Frida Kahlo’s Self-Portrait as a Tehuana  Discipline: Art History

    Frida Kahlo’s Self-Portrait as a Tehuana Discipline: Art History

    Discipline: Art History
    Description: Kahlo expresses cultural identity and personal pain.
  • George Orwell’s 1984  Discipline: Literature

    George Orwell’s 1984 Discipline: Literature

    Discipline: Literature
    Description: A novel about losing personal identity under a controlling government.