The Narrators quest for self-realization was a much different path then I am taking as he had to be kicked around from place to place before finally coming to the conclusion that life is to be lived not controlled. I have been lucky enough to live in a society that accepts all races which has made my self-realization process a lot easier to accomplish. The Narrator ends the novel in a depths of Harlem with an understanding on how life works. In this point in my life I would like to think that I have a good understanding of who I am and what my identity is. I am a college bound student at this point with (hopefully) a bright future ahead of me. I have a lot to learn but I feel like I have a solid grasp on how the world works and consider myself a educated individual when it comes t world views and try not to be single minded by realizing that America is just one country out of thousands and that there is more to this world then the United States.