05-06-2017, 10:38 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-06-2017, 10:43 AM by Adriano Neres Rodrigues.)
(05-06-2017, 09:40 AM)irukandji Wrote:(05-06-2017, 08:58 AM)Adriano Neres Rodrigues Wrote: I see your point but my point is that the full persona of Clark Kent is superman with his humanity. It is his superpowers plus his humanity. From moment he lost his powers he lost half of himself. He could have kept his humanity but he hasn't his superpowers anymore. He was another persona.
Just to throw a spin on this, wouldn't Clark Kent's full persona of Superman and humanity be considered a persona of the moment and not past, present, and future?
For example, I believe it would be safe to say that Clark Kent the reporter has a completely different outlook than Clark Kent the teenager. Clark Kent the teenager seemed to have a much more well rounded persona than Clark Kent the adult. If Clark Kent the teenager lost his Superman half, I think it would have been very easy for him just to assume the role of farmer and live out a normal life.
As Clark Kent the adult, it seemed that losing Superman relegated Clark to even less than human because he put such a high value on that power. Thoughts?
I think you are on the right track. We can talk about habits for exemple. Clark the adult had too much time to build his habits around his superpowers than Clark the teenager.
But one track I would like to follow is that Clark the adult build his life around his superpowers. If Clark the teenager lost the superpowers the adult life would have being completely different. Who knows if he would have choose a different profession?
Since he lost his powers as adult, he had to change his life that was already built around the superpowers. That is a bigger change.
As long as Clark lived with his superpowers as more as his superpowers became part of himself.
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