I remember Carl Jung's archetypes in his theory of analytical psychology where he stated we all live with a mask. We all do things in accordance to the demand and preference of our environment, making our daily lives more mechanical than free. The mask we make to maintain harmony to our environment makes us feel fake and not growing or less true. But I like the part the subject finally removed her mask and made things in his/her free will and preferences. Getting free rathen than getting dictated. But life is a cycle, our growth takes many path, different persona we do make, and then we grow and life begins in a cycle again.