| The law writes solipsistically, talking only to and for himself, so as to perpetuate his own image, his self-definition, his existence. |
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| The organization and settlement of the Northwest Territory was the opening act of self-definition for regionalists like Hall. |
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| The struggle for genuine spiritual self-definition using outmoded, sexist terms becomes these girls' existential crisis. |
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| In the 19th century, the transcendentalists, inspired by India, gave a characteristic orientation to America's self-definition. |
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| As the Venetian patriciate developed new strategies for collective self-definition, so too did the doges. |
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| By sticking a bit too closely to the kind of musical approach he knows best, he hobbles this attempt at self-definition. |
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| A superficial comparison of Roth with Malamud reveals two versions of the problems of self-definition which is at the core of this literature. |
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| Walking up to the edge of propriety and stepping over the line are all a rite of passage to self-definition. |
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