Vanished

Overall, the idea of someone just disappearing is completely unorthodox in this day and age. Don't get me wrong, I think what Ratcliff did should be commended in the regard that he lasted as long as he did. However, with technology being as advanced as it is today, it was only a matter of time before he was caught, which turned out to be true. I can easily relate to the author's feelings of wanting to disappear, but in order to fully disappear I feel you need to cease communication completely with the outside world. When it came to the experiment as a whole, I felt that in the end, by losing himself in this other alias, he was able to find himself. He tried to create a new identity, but in the end it only strengthened his true self.