Nomi Nickel Analysis

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Nomi Nickel is a Mennonite. That is what she is identified as because that is who she is. She was born into the Mennonite community. Throughout the novel she struggles with this concept because as far as she knows, Mennonites “are the most embarrassing sub-sect of people to belong to if you’re a teenager” (5). She is searching for a different identity throughout the story in order to understand herself more fully and to know what she is meant to be or do. She is only exposed to the one culture and community which is East Village. Nomi is limited in how she may see others but more importantly how she views herself. She struggles a lot to stay with her religion and community.

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