Analyzing Erikson's Eight Stages Of Discovering Myself

Discovering Oneself
Growing up, people always asked “You was I before the world told me who to be”. This statement stuck because as an individual I was being me. Dr. Seuss states in a quote “Why fit in when you were born to standout” (Seuss). This quote is another spark for the interest in the development of oneself. The concept of this portion of the senior thesis project would be based on discovering oneself. This has been a topic of interest for a while now. Trudy Mercadal writer of Identity Formations states that “Identity issues are not confined to the individual level. They feature prominently in popular culture, media, and even legislative issues” (Mercadal). In today’s society people find anything to bring you down, including flaws,
People discover themselves at different times within their lives. As an individual we are always going to be discovering ourselves because of different situations as well as the media. The media plays a role in the way people see us on a daily bases. Individuals should stand out, but also fit in with the crowds. Erikson's a growing psychologist developed the eight stages of human development. When looking at Erickson’s eight stages of development it starts when the individual is just born. The eighth stage of his human development happens when the individual is fifty years
As Erickson found there is eight stages of development that start from the time you are born until death. The audience should care about this work because this is something that everyone goes through. Allowing media and other individuals define who we are, is not allowing us to discover our self as a unique individual. The ordinary person can relate to this topic because discovering oneself is something that everyone experiences through life. This area is worth investigating because it shows how each individual is unique in their own way plus how their own experiences to help develop them as an