The example of the teenager in the film Breaking Away who decides to adopt an Italian identity, but does not do it successfully, demonstrates:
A. that one's ability to create identity ultimately depends only on the amount of effort one puts into the process.
B. the impossibility of successfully changing an essential ethnic identity.
C. that the film's character really didn't know anything about being Italian.
D. that one's ability to create identity depends ultimately on social context and response from others.
Answer: D
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