From ancient history onwards, the concept of identity was a subject of debate in many intellectual circles. Stemming from the philosophical thinkings of the Greeks, the notion of identity found its way into many other scholarly disciplines, as well as literature and finally, popular culture. This thesis aimed to deepen the understanding of identity, especially with regard to Z Z Packer's esteemed collection of short stories entitled Drinking Coffee Elsewhere (2003). Based on the method of close-reading of Packer's collection and studying works by scholars from various areas of cultural studies, this thesis set out to explore the ways in which certain identity categories, such as race, gender, sexuality, dis/ability, age and the like, could be analyzed from different theoretical perspectives. Such analysis demonstrated how the theme of identity in this particular work could be discussed in terms of intersectionality, cultural internalization and femininity. On the examples of certain stories in Packer's collection, this thesis analyzes the ways in which broader socio-cultural constructs, processes and power relations have an impact on an individual's process of identity-formation.