Alter ego

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==Examples==
==Examples==
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*[[James Joyce]] used the alter ego Stephen Daedalus in books like ''Portrait of the Artist as Young Man'' and ''Ulysses'
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*[[James Joyce]] used the alter ego Stephen Daedalus in books like ''[[Portrait of the Artist as Young Man]]'' and ''[[Ulysses]]''.
*Peter Parker's alter ego is [[Spiderman]].
*Peter Parker's alter ego is [[Spiderman]].
*[[John Lennon]] once used the alter ego Winston O'Boogie.
*[[John Lennon]] once used the alter ego Winston O'Boogie.
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*Alter egos figure prominently in the novel [[Lolita]].
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*Alter egos figure prominently in the novel ''[[Lolita]]''.
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Current revision as of 18:50, 14 December 2007

An alter ego (from the Latin for "other I") is an identity that one uses in addition to their first identity. They are used for a number of reasons, such as privacy, safety, anonymity, and aesthetic appeal.

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