We will probably also show a few films that deal with identity. I welcome any suggestions you may have. I would appreciate any recommendations of theoretical works that might be relevant for her project. An older American novel that deals with identify formation in a humorous way is Punkinhead Wilson by Mark Twain. It's the story of twins, one slave, one free, who were switched at birth.
Twain takes a poke at the nature vs. nurture questions regarding personality development.