Ezra will not be able to find his true self, until he allows himself to be his own person. Thus, he will continue to leave an imaginary presence behind to those he has interacted with. Cassidy claims that Ezra has spent his time allowing people to forge the person they would like them to be. The author compares Ezra to a haunting ghost because, similar to a ghost, his character travels through people's lives, only leaving memories of a person they once knew to exist. People perceive them by the personalities that they have allowed them to fabricate and create. This simile is Cassidy's perception of her and Ezra's character. But we're the ones who choose, in the end, how people see us'" (Schneider 330). We move through each other's lives like ghosts, leaving behind haunting memories of people who never existed. the smarter you are, the more tempting it is to just let people imagine you. The author uses many similes throughout the novel in order to support the plot of a boy who is figuring out who he wants to be in the aftermath of his personal tragedy.
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