I saw that, of the two natures that contended in the field of my consciousness, even if I could rightly be said to be either, it was only because I was radically both; and from an early date, even before the course of my scientific discoveries had begun to suggest the most naked possibility of such a miracle, I had learned to dwell with pleasure, as a beloved day-dream, on the thought of the separation of these elements. Which theme is portrayed in this passage?

A.
keeping up appearances in society
B.
science versus nature
C.
duality of human nature
D.
deception and disguise