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IDENTITY CRISIS

When everything came to a head, Tim and Alex were feeling lost.

How were they feeling when everything came to a head? When everything came to a head, Tim and Alex were feeling lost.

Overnight, their parents were changing from Donald and Tracey to Andrei Bezrukov and Elena Vavilova.

Were their parents changing their names? Yes, their parents were changing their names. What was Donald changing his name to? Donald was changing his name to Andrei Bezrukov. What was Tracey changing her name to? Tracey was changing her name to Elena Vavilova.

Tim and Alex were receiving new names as well.

Were Tim and Alex also receiving new names? Yes, Tim and Alex were also receiving new names.

They were now being called Timofei and Alexander Vavilov.

What were they now being called? They were now being called Timofei and Alexander Vavilov.

Suddenly they were living in Russia.

Were they suddenly living in England? No, they weren’t suddenly living in England. They were suddenly living in Russia.

They were trying to understand who they were and who their parents were.

What were they trying to understand? They were trying to understand who they were and who their parents were.

Alex was feeling like he was losing his identity. And he was saying that he was being blamed for something he didn’t do.

What was Alex feeling like he was losing? Alex was feeling like he was losing his identity. Was he saying that he was being blamed for something he didn’t do? Yes, he was saying that he was being blamed for something he didn’t do.

Two hundred years earlier the Luddites were experiencing a different sort of identity crisis.

Were the Luddites experiencing the same sort of identity crisis as Alex and Tim? No, the Luddites weren’t experiencing the same sort of identity crisis as Alex and Tim. They were experiencing a different sort of identity crisis.

They were following a man called General Ned Ludd in 18th century England.

Were they following a man called General Ned Ludd in 20th century England? No, they weren’t following a man called General Ned Ludd in 20th century England. They were following a man called General Ned Ludd in 18th century England.

They were destroying machinery and they weren’t backing down.

Who was destroying machinery? The Luddites were destroying machinery. Were they backing down? No, they weren’t backing down.

Luddites were being imprisoned, shot, killed, and hanged in their war against the machines.

Were the Luddites being imprisoned and shot? Yes, the Luddites were being imprisoned and shot. Were they also being killed and hanged? Yes, they were also being killed and hanged. Was this happening in their war against the machines? Yes, this was happening in their war against the machines.

On a Saturday night, some big guys were drinking beer at the local bar, but it wasn’t an average night on the town.

Were some little guys drinking beer at the local bar? No, some little guys weren’t drinking beer at the local bar. Some big guys were drinking beer at the local bar.

They were getting prepared for a fight with rifles and sledgehammers.

Were they getting prepared for a fight with sticks and stones? No, they weren’t getting prepared for a fight with sticks and stones. They were getting prepared for a fight with rifles and sledgehammers.