The Peaceful Warrior Conflict

Peaceful Warrior is a semi-fictional biopic movie about the life of a gymnast, Dan Millman. In the movie, Dan learns how to become a better person and how to pursue his dream of becoming an Olympic gold medalist. Because success is the only acceptable option for Dan, his strong fear of failure is overwhelming him. The anxiety and fear of not qualifying for the Olympic team is always on Dan’s mind. Because Dan believes that all ideas, thoughts, and actions revolve around him, he experiences a major personality conflict.
In the commencement of the Peaceful Warrior, Dan is a cocky and overconfident person. During gymnastics, Dan always wants to go first. While Dan is warming up, Kyle, Dan’s teammate, sprains his wrist. When Kyle sprains his wrist, Dan becomes even more overconfident. He wants to prove to Coach Garriek that he can do a Pommel Horse and do Still Rings. “Everyone tells you what is good for you. They do not want you to find your own answers, they want you to believe theirs.”-Dan Millman (Peaceful Warrior) Dan begins to build an elevated self-esteem about himself and his gymnastic ability. Because of his exaggerated self-esteem, Millman becomes distracted and lets his ego become a hurdle to achieving his goal of winning an Olympic gold medal. Eventually, Dan’s ego and overconfidence starts to affect the people around him. His overblown
During surgery, the doctors must insert a metal rod in Dan’s right leg to hold his leg together. While Dan is going through his rehab, the doctors tell Dan that he may never be able to perform again. “A warrior does not give up what he loves, he finds the love in what he does.”-Dan Millman (Peaceful Warrior) Dan begins training with Socrates and Joy, Socrates’ assistant. Socrates built still rings for Dan when he was in the hospital. Once Dan recovered from his operation, he tried out for the