tattoos

     Although i don't have any myself, I think tattoos are cool because you can literally draw up anything you want and somebody can tattoo it on you. However I don't think that tattoos are always a good representation of a persons identity because it is really hard to show all of what makes a persons identity by just a few images or quotes. A lot of times people tend to get tattoos after a memorable event happens in their life, good or bad. Although it is meaningful to them, this really only is a representation of one moment in there life.
     I think the examples shown in the book of the tattoos people got after the attack on September 11th are a good example of how the tattoos are a representation from a specific moment in time.  When people tell me they have a tattoo I always am interested in seeing what the image or quote is that they got because in some cases I think you can learn a lot about the person by what they chose to get. Because tattoos are perminent most people put a lot of thought into them before they get them done so it is interesting to see what some people think is so important they want to see it on themselves all the time as a reminder. However there are a lot of people who just want a tattoo for the sake of having one and they end up getting something random. For this reason I think it is only somewhat true that tattoos make up a persons identity.