Starting Anew

     Doesn't everyone think about what they would be like if they could just change a few things in their past?  Who would you be if you were able to have a fresh start, in a place where nobody knew you?  In the book, Two Truths and a Lie, by Sara Shepard, that is one thing that the main character Emma gets to experience.  In her life, she's under a death threat she can't let anyone know about, and has to live the life of her dead twin sister.  However, her friend Ethan was able to take her to a place where no one knew her and she could be whoever she wanted to be.  Although that only lasted for a few hours, it really got me thinking about who people would be if they were able to "reinvent" themselves.

     When Emma was at the concert for the No Names, she was able to be anyone she wanted, and choose to do actions that no one would know if they were out of the ordinary for her.  This made me think that this is one reason why people run away, although I'm not for that at all.  It lets me understand how starting anew could be beneficial.  For example, you wouldn't be under the pressure of others because they wouldn't know that you're "not that kind of person."  Maybe the reason people keep doing things is because they feel pressured that that is who they are supposed to be.  However, if given the chance to start over in a new place, they would never do such things.  Overall, I think that starting anew is a great way to find out who you really are.  People can start anew when they get new jobs, meet new people, go to different schools, etc.  I think that when this happens, people should think about who they want to be, and not who they were.  That way, maybe people would be happier with who they are, without the weight of the past on their shoulders.