The Audience is Listening

This is another paragraph from the yet unnamed book I am currently reading:

"A man is defined by his audience: by the people, institutions, authors, magazines, movie heroes, philosophers by whom he pictures himself being cheered and booed. Major psychological disturbances, 'identity crises', are caused when an individual begins to change the audience for whom he plays: from parents to peers; from peers to the works of Albert Camus; from the Bible to Hugh Hefner. The change from I-am-he-who-is-a-good-son to I-am-he-who-is-a-good-buddy constitutes a revolution".

Sit back, relax and consider which characters constitute your audience. Did you pick them yourself? Any uninvited ones or relics of the past that you'd rather do without? It's quite unsettling to think of your character and yourself from such a point of view, but it can offer some new and helpful insights.

Enjoy!