Deborah Fleming is one of the new generation of American celebrities, a star at an age where beauty and sex appeal are paramount. For many years, she has been married to a man who was professionally successful and had children, thus the reason the professional background. However, after their marriage, she discovered her own professional and personal success, and began to explore relationships outside of her marriage. On the Oprah Winfrey show, she revealed that she had finally realized her own identity and had identified her true calling as a stand-up comic.
The transition into her new persona, which became known as the Nationality, was not easy. Her transformation was fueled by her discovery that her authentic identity was connected to her professional success and in particular, her new job as a writer. The transition became more about the change in perception rather than actual change in physical appearance. Her decision to embrace her true inner self, which was described as “a funny, intellectual woman with a chip on her shoulder,” was not universally admired.
In recent years, people of both nationalities have come to identify with these lines between identity, career choice and physical appearance. In this case, it is important to understand how and why these choices relate to professional and personal growth. In many ways, the answer is complicated because identity is not primarily a physiological or genetic trait but is a subjective quality or trait that people adopt, regardless of biological makeup. In other words, it is up to each individual to find what defines them, and whether it is their nationality to their occupation, their community, or their own internal voice, that helps them define who they are.