Document Type
Comparison and Contrast Essay
Publication Date
1994
Excerpt
"You're Aaron's sister, right?" Those words echoed in my head. Can't they see me? It was like there was a constant shield in front of my heart. Essentially, I was him. My very identity unconsciously revolved around his successes as well as his failures. Didn't anyone care about my feelings? Didn't anyone want. to know what I thought? No one knew my anger because it was concealed behind a make-believe smile. No one knew me without him. My friends often said I was lucky to have a big brother watching out for me, but they were oblivious to the pain I felt as a shadow.
Recommended Citation
Boyll, Angie, "With or Without Him (1994)" (1994). The Valpo Core Reader. 285.
http://scholar.valpo.edu/core_reader/285