Brian Poerio

This will be my junior year in college, however, I am a new transfer from SUNY Suffolk. Suffolk is a community college I attended following graduating early from high school.  I am immensely entertained by literature and how it could affect culture, thoughts, and add perspective to a situation once thought to only be two dimensional. I am a certified Search and Rescue Instructor on Long Island. However, the certification carries throughout all U.S. territories should it be needed elsewhere. My personal favorite novel/movie is To Kill a Mockingbird. The story, at the core, is a journey of innocence but I feel the story also dips into aspects of what it means to be American. What I mean by this is that the values of an American should be held equal throughout, simply based on the foundation and premise the countries roots were found upon. However the story shows several perspectives of America through three key characters (Society, Scout, and Atticus) and these characters are able to intertwine with the theme of innocence, but also mix in other themes if the story is seen through that lens.