Ah yes, twins! As a twin myself I had a pleasure during the past two weeks of Doppelgängers and Doubles as I was able to write and present about the joys of twins, all over the world! I decided to make this presentation mirror my essay quite a bit as well, as I enjoyed talking about how awesome twins can be and why they are pretty powerful.

I decided to make my presentation to be lighthearted, inspired by children’s storybooks, as they were amusing and fun-to-read. What furthered my drive for this form of presentation was the fact that I am a twin myself, and I wanted to incorporate that into my argument in the story book, so I made baby Jassem (my brother) and I into the main characters of the story: A Cultural Perception of Twins!

As Iman and Jassem were furthered into the world, discovering what different types of twins were like, I wanted to make it seem as if they were discovering the beauty of twins in different cultures, and how twins were perceived/what being a twin truly meant. Iman and Jassem are shown this when they go to Nigeria to learn about the Yoruba people and see how twins were perceived there, and then to Ancient Greece to learn about Castor and Pollux, specifically of their story of bravery and sacrifice. Iman and Jassem learn that twins are special, despite the cultural differences many twins face, they share a special bond with each other and are constantly raised in high regard in many societies, even in our modern Western society when they are bombarded at a grocery store, with many people in awe of these fraternal twins.

Overall, twins are positive forces and they are meant to be celebrated through stories, folklore, and even religion. They share a special bond that no other sibling dynamic could share and they still remain popular to this day as special and jaw-dropping.