In the story Quiet, by Susan Cain, she states the differences, effects, and changes that the culture of character and culture of personality made on society over time. The culture of character is different from the culture of personality. They’re different because the culture of character focuses on self identity and the culture of personality focuses on how others view you. The culture of character focuses on self identity. The ideal self was serious, disciplined, and honorable. “What counted was not so much the impression one made in public but how one behaved in private.”, “The word personality didn't exist, so having a good personality was not widespread.” This gives the reader a better understanding of how the culture of character changed