“Justin acts like he’s perfect all the time, whether he’s in school or at home or on the soccer field,” Zoë complains. According to the concepts pioneered by Carl Jung, Zoë is describing Justin’s what?

Jung used the term persona for the social mask or image a person presents to others. Justin appears to maintain an image of being perfect across school, home, and soccer, so Zoë is describing his persona. The shadow refers instead to traits a person hides or rejects.

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