The Chameleon: "His profit seems to have been purely emotional"

In the story, The Chameleon, provided by the New Yorker, a young boy named Frederic Bourdin invented multiple identities in more than fifteen countries and five languages in a decade and a half. After his scam had been uncovered, the prosecutor arguing the case observed, "His profit seems to have been purely emotional," meaning Bourdin didn't do it for the money, he did it because he wanted to be happy. He wanted that sense of having a home and the comfort of having a family. Bourdin claimed that "...all he wanted was love and a family."

I related to the quote, "His profit seems to have been purely emotional" because I think everyone should base their identity on what feels true and right for them. People should not search for identity in material things or empty achievement. For example, people who change themselves to be part of the "popular group" in school just to fit in, are creating a false identity. You wouldn't be yourself anymore, you wouldn't be your true identity, you would be the person that they want you to be. Another example is when people dress in the brands of clothes that everyone else is wearing, just to impress everyone. Everyone should dress how they feel like dressing, everyone has their own personal style. Ultimately, the prosecutor's observation about Bourdin's experience serves as an excellent model for how I want to construct my own identity as a high school student and a human being.