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The author says on pg. 170 that “cultural performances are not only a reflection of what we are, they also shape and direct who we are and what we can become.” The value of understanding ethnogoraphy through a performance paradigm is that we can learn a lot about others and convey our meaning to them in a different way.  This connects and gives others a better understanding of who we are.  This makes the research more personal and understandable to the observer.