What do you see first, a person or a group? How about a person that is representing a group?
Let's simplify the question. Did you ever enjoy in just one Christmas light, while ignoring all of its siblings? How about one single light that looks like a whole family?
I did. Sitting in my favorite reading spot, in my library, next to the window, I noticed that every single light is reflected many times. Part of it is by design - I like putting lights next to the window, so reflections multiply the effect without adding the cost, but I never realized just how many reflections are there. Double window, means double reflection. Thickness of the glass, is making for double of that number, and there is a reflection of the reflection between windows as well. As you can see here - there is a whole array of reflections from just one single, miniature bulb.
To come back to the original question, in a new light (pun intended). How could you see just one person, when everybody is a reflection of people that made impression, and we can't view somebody without reflecting (p.i.) on other people we know, whether we like them or not. It is an interesting sport to try to peel onion layers from somebody's personality based on influences. You do not have to be a shrink to be able to dissect yourself in this way, but it is much more fun to do it to others. We know their imperfections so much better than our own. :)

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Нарцисоидна лампица са јелке се огледа у стаклу, али и њен одраз се огледа, па се и одраз тог одраза одражава, па се гледа како изгледа. :)