Kierkegaard believed that every person in society eventually could pass through three stages but some might. He says that in a person’s life, one stage will predominate and usually engulf a person until the day he dies. This philosophy is purely subjective since it was based upon his own life; however, it is applicable to any person living within society. The first stage, which most people will never break out of, is the aesthetic stage. This is the stage of illusion in which people believe in the misconception of societal doctrines governing one's life. Within the aesthetic stage, people go through their life cycle, not really living, but conforming to society's rules and regulations, not knowing that it is possible to break out and be free.
