I think that the key message for young adults and teens throughout this movie has to be that trying to completely fit into and crowd and losing your sense of self is not worth it. When you begin to change who you truly are all you are doing it losing the inner person that you have grown to become. Allison and Emily were trying to fit in so badly that they forgot who they are and the moral and boundaries that were instilled in them. Another key take away from this film is the message that it is not always best to be just another puzzle piece that fits in with the crowd. By the end of the film Allison and Emily both began to realize how much they lost themselves in this double life that they were living, and so did their parents, finally. Allison