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10. Going Back to His Old Spot

As Jose went back to his known hangout next to the monument, the difference between his past and present became really clear. Once his frequent site for listening to vintage cassette recordings and smoking cigarettes, this place now held great symbolic meaning for his change. He was essentially a quite distinct person even though he occupied the same place. Though he chose to go back to this significant site, his new designer attire and polished look made a clear difference from his former self. Passers who suddenly saw a well-groomed, dignified man were once someone they may have missed understood the importance of this moment. This return to his previous place highlighted both the dramatic character of his metamorphosis and the convoluted path of identity he was negotiating: he was both the same person and yet essentially transformed. The site stayed the same, but the man who sat there had changed on the inside as much as the outside.