Identity

At work the other day, we had a patient expire, and his family was not there with him as he went... I was later instructed to document his personal belongings, so the nurse and I went through and documented: a pair of pants, a shirt, a watch, and a wallet aaah, there was the key he had a wallet and since I had not seen any family visit, I wondered what the contents of his wallet would tell me about the identity of this man whose now souless body lays here in front of me..
There was a old newspaper clipping of an article about how toothpaste can be used to soothe insect bites and a couple of old school photos of a female. No identification cards or any other clues..... That's why I based my essay on the effect of cultural markers on shaping ones identity.