Talk:Ken Kaneki/@comment-78.35.186.217-20151117134413/@comment-10733658-20151117135611

Yeah, I think people were really misunderstanding some of the psychological aspects of the series. Ishida has already explicitly discussed Jung's work in the series, and it's clear he's using more of that with Kaneki.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_%28psychology%29

The "Rize" and various "Kanekis" that he talks to are just a part of him. This is how he deals with the unpleasant things about himself, rather than accept them.

But Haise Sasaki started out as merely Kaneki stripped to his purest core. None of the trauma and abuse that shaped him into a withdrawn, sullen young man. Instead, his compassion and intelligence were allowed to shine. He was encouraged rather than ground down, allowing all his positive traits to flourish. He's more outgoing because it was encouraged, and he's more confident because that too was encouraged.

But he's still Kaneki, just one that needs his memories back in order to better process ALL the information. He's got the keys to the majority of the sides -- he's been a normal human, a Ghoul, and an Investigator. He can now understand them all, which gives him a greater ability to relate to everyone.