Throughout the book, Sophie is asked many questions by her philosophy teacher, Alberto Knox. The purpose of these questions is to help Sophie think “philosophically” and to look at the world in a new light. These questions achieve exactly that, and while they all helped Sophie gain a new perspective, I think the most compelling of the questions is the first one Alberto asked, which is, “Who are you?” This simple question is what begins Sophie on her crazy adventure with Alberto and the world of philosophy. One reason this question is so interesting is because it leads Sophie to ask herself more and even deeper questions, like “wasn’t it odd that she didn’t know how she was?” and even “what was a human being?” The trick with these questions