Literacy and Identity

I feel that literacy and identity are intrinsically linked. Even if you don't read, the words you hear and learn and therefore use work their way into your personality. If all you hear are fancy words and ornamented phrases, the odds are good you're going to be at least a little froofy yourself. Conversely, if all you hear is cursing and spitting and other varieties of bad language, odds are you're going to be coarse, if not downright rude. I personally am a grab bag of nonsense, since I've read all sorts of books, from ornately worded classics to gruesome and crude urban thrillers. This has lead to me having a very versatile personality and vocabulary.