Identity, it is the concrete and defining feature of who we are. Without identity we have no way of telling the differences between each other, no way of explaining how I differ from my friends, family, or complete strangers. Identity is one and the same with our individuality; and yet, due to the explosion of online virtual communities, identity is losing its meaning. Chat rooms, the most common of all virtual communities, have created a …showed first 75 words of 1346 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1346 total…replace real life and online friends become a person's only means of communication. Because of chat rooms and other virtual communities, our ideas of identity are being questioned, but maybe this is the natural progression of society. It is impossible to describe a person in one word. Perhaps it is also too much to ask to describe a person's identity in terms of one character. Let's explore some new windows and see who we become.