mischievousAnyway, during one of the dinner party scenes, just before Meryl discovers an important plot point, one of their friends proposes a fun little exercise for all the party attendees: describe yourself with a list of five adjectives—nouns will work, too. The friends go around the table, reading their “Who You Are” lists aloud.
Here’s the list of Arthur, their friend:
Jewish.
Married.
Lawyer.
Father.
Hungry.
And here’s Arthur’s wife:
Unemployed.
Mother.
Good-natured.
Shiksa.
Sister.
Then comes Dimitri, another of their friends:
Yugoslav.
Capitalist.
Tan.
Tall.
197 pounds.
Then Dimitri’s girlfriend, the organizer of the game, chimes in and shrieks, “Dimitri, it’s not supposed to be like a DRIVER’S LICENSE! It’s WHO YOU ARE.”
Then she gives her list:
Television Interviewer.
Blond.
Living with Dimitri.
Friend.
Texan!
Next, it’s Meryl Streep’s turn:
Pregnant.
Wife.
Mother.
Writer.
Happy.
Here’s my question: What are your five adjectives? How would you answer, with a list of five items, the question “WHO ARE YOU?” Go ahead and scrape the depths of your psyche. You need to let it out.
I can’t wait to see what you all say.
Here are mine:
Wife
Mother
Christian
Writer
Actress
(And 'frivolous,' probably. Or 'whimsical.' It's a toss up.)
GO FORTH and tell me who you are. And put it on your journal. Or don't. I'm not much of a militant memist. :)
