In a famous movie scene, a character holds a conversation with himself, in one moment saying, "You haven't got any friends!" and in the next moment saying, "Master is our friend." What pair of sociological terms best identifies this character's internal dialogue?
A) the "subjective" and the "objective"
B) the "id" and the "ego"
C) the "conscious" and the "subconscious"
D) the "Me" and the "I"

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The character's internal dialogue reflects the struggle between two parts of the self - the "Me" and the "I" - that represent the socialized and individualistic aspects of the self, respectively. The statement "You haven't got any friends!" reflects the "Me" aspect, which represents the internalized norms and values of society, and the statement "Master is our friend" reflects the "I" aspect, which represents the unique and individual traits of the self.

In a Famous Movie Scene, a Character Holds a Conversation