The construct of self-concept can be defined as the relatively stable set of perceptions you hold of yourself (Interplay pg.70). Meaning-so, self-concept is how you view yourself, and present yourself as an individual; your identity and what makes you, you. Reggie Davis holds himself as a broken man who is eager for a better existence, but held up in anger that he cannot express. These ideas are visible when the other characters tell the audience about Reggie’s past. Elliot describes a scene while in the courtroom, mid-custody dispute, of how Reggie would refer to himself in his texts messages to Elliot's daughter. Reggie had portrayed himself as a “street nigger,” a hard, offensive, black man. In the present day, Reggie’s self-concept