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Originally Posted by Moskie
But do you really think that the natural progression from Clark Kent the farmhand is a god flying around the universe in blue tights and a red cape? That doesn't follow for me. I think Clark decided that the disguise of Superman was needed to allow as much separation from his true self (the farmboy) and the superhero as he could possibly create. The costume is used as a distraction.
I think it's become impossible for him to be that farmboy anymore, so we might only see him express that side of him, inwardly, as he's in costume. But I think there's still a distinction between the hero and the man.
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We'll just have to agree to disagree I suppose. I personally think that every experience he had as the boy Clark Kent, every role model that was involved in his life at the time, is what shaped into Superman. Being the older Kent, he is bumbling, ackward, and cowardly to a point. But as Superman, he is courageous, caring, dependable, and confident, all of which are traits instilled in him while growing up on the farm with his foster family. His oft confident persona, which might seem a little like detachment at times, is just a natural expression of his acceptence of his powers and the role he has decided to take on in society, not a mask to hide his long outgrown boyish insecurities.