Positioning as a means of understanding the narrative construction of self: A story of lesbian escorting

In this article we examine the use of narrative strategies in the construction of a self. We focus on the function one woman's (alias Rachel) narrative serves in terms of constructing a coherent self through her account, via a magazine interview, of "How I became a lesbian escort". We highlight the relational nature of narrative self construction, i.e., the ongoing dialogue between the use of cultural narratives in a story and the individual's positioning in relation to such elements to create a unique and coherent self in that setting. (Narrative, Positioning, Construction of Self: Identify, Lesbian Escorting).