What are your opinions on the Superman/Clark dichotomy?

How distinct should they be?

What are your favorite depictions of it?

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Here's my take on how it should work

Superman should be three people, not two. he is Clark Kent, Kal-el, and Superman.

Clark Kent is his love of Earth and his family, his relaxation from the pressure of being Superman, the ability to be controversial in ways that he can't in the cape, and his way of connecting to other people on a deeper level

Kal-El is his zest for life, his drive to help other people, his means of exploring his powers and alien heritage

Both of these are things that are a mix between things that are real aspects of him, and things that he creates for the disguise

Superman is the combination of both of those two, and is only seen by people who know the secret.