When one thinks of a secret identity, a superhero usually comes to mind, but don’t we all have secret identities when it comes down to it? Are you the same person you are at work as you are at home? I certainly am not. So, superhero or not, there must be some purpose to these so called “secret identities.”
People, especially superheroes, use secret identities to protect who they really are. Everyone needs something to fall back to when their secret identity fails them. Nothing is more comforting than knowing you can go home and take off your costume, even if it just consists of a suit and a tie. As for superheroes, a secret identity becomes a little more important. They use secret identities so that they can have ordinary lives. Being a superhero all the time can be mentally and physically exhausting. Not only do they need to protect their own self, but also their families. Using a secret identity allows them to keep the people important to their lives safe. Nothing is more satisfying for an villain than to hurt someone the superhero cares about. Also, without a secret identity a superhero would turn into a celebrity, being questioned every other second about their super powers. Superheroes are here to save the world, not to live in the glory of fame.
A secret identity allows someone, superhero or not, to transform into something that is different than their true self. It allows for protection and a way out of their own life.
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