The shadow is the container of all our despised emotions repressed by the ego. He represents ego and self-investment. Bernadette Roberts makes a distinction between "no ego" and "no self". It can serve as a bridge between the conscious "ego" and the unconscious. Structural theory divides the psyche into the id, the ego, and the super-ego. The character serves as Schindler's alter ego and conscience. Psychoanalysis examines mental processes which affect the ego. The male ego is a fragile thing. Eminem attracted more attention when he developed Slim Shady, a sadistic, violent alter ego. There was no time to drum up an alter ego. Jansson described him as her alter ego. He is married to his former slave Freydis, who manipulates him and inflates his ego. The lack of an alter ego also impacts Thor's relationships. She is the alter ego of Shaiya. The album was named after her alter ego.