The rhetorical situation of my exploratory essay on “The Impact of Obesity on Personal Identity” is influenced by the context, audience, purpose, and genre. My role as an author is to engage in a nuanced exploration of this topic, presenting multiple viewpoints, and encouraging critical thinking without necessarily taking a firm stance. My role as an author is also to hook readers in the topic that I am discussing with them and try to convince the readers that obesity is bad for your personal identity. The purposes of this exploratory essay is to present different perspectives on how obesity affects personal identity, encourage critical thinking and reflection, and identify gaps in the existing areas that need further research. And finally the goal of my essay was to inform, provoke thought, and foster a deeper understanding of how obesity can impact personal identity.