I've noticed that a lot of comments and blogs believe that identity is defined by history. I believe similarly. Identity is created by our surroundings and how our surroundings perceive us. But what happens if our surroundings are changed along with the loss of memory? For example, in the movie "The Majestic" Jim Carrey's character develops amnesia and finds himself in an unknown town with unknown people who believe him to be another person. They begin to give him a history of another person, and Jim Carrey's character begins to take on this identity, until one minor object of his past appears in his future. I guess is what I'm asking is: if our surroundings are changed and our history and memories are lost, is it possible to lose your first identity and dawn a new one?