Stand by Me
Stand By Me
The movie, “Stand by Me,” exhibits the many things a child goes through during the adolescence. The theories of Jean Piaget, Lawrence Kohlberg, and Erik Erikson are clearly exemplified in Gordy, Chris, Teddy, and Vern throughout the movie. The four kids are identical to one stage each of Jean Piaget’s stages of cognitive development, Lawrence Kohlberg’s stages of moral development, and Erik Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development. By the end of the movie, you see a character change in Gordy and Chris
Gordy
The stage of development theorized by Piaget that is most identical to Gordy is the formal operational stage. During this stage, children develop abstract thoughts and can easily conserve and think logically in their mind. For example, Gordy kept wondering why he was obsessed in seeing the dead body and his fascination with it throughout the movie. The stage of development theorized by Kohlberg that is most identical to Gordy is the conformity driven stage in the conventional level of Kohlberg’s stages of moral development. An example of this in the movie is when Gordy conforms to his group and go along with what they do even when he is reluctant. When they ask him if he is scared to do something, he says no and joins them. The stage of development theorized by Erikson that is most identical to Gordy is the identity versus role confusion stage. An example of this in the movie is clearly shown when Gordy tries to figure out who he is and what he is made of. In addition, Gordy starts to take a liking to telling stories and thinks about becoming a writer.
Chris
The stage of development theorized by Piaget that is most identical to Chris is the formal operational stage. An example of this in the movie is when Chris thinks about what the positive and negative outcomes of finding the body will be. This shows abstract thought going through his mind. The stage of development theorized by Kohlberg that is most identical to Gordy is the social
The movie, “Stand by Me,” exhibits the many things a child goes through during the adolescence. The theories of Jean Piaget, Lawrence Kohlberg, and Erik Erikson are clearly exemplified in Gordy, Chris, Teddy, and Vern throughout the movie. The four kids are identical to one stage each of Jean Piaget’s stages of cognitive development, Lawrence Kohlberg’s stages of moral development, and Erik Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development. By the end of the movie, you see a character change in Gordy and Chris
Gordy
The stage of development theorized by Piaget that is most identical to Gordy is the formal operational stage. During this stage, children develop abstract thoughts and can easily conserve and think logically in their mind. For example, Gordy kept wondering why he was obsessed in seeing the dead body and his fascination with it throughout the movie. The stage of development theorized by Kohlberg that is most identical to Gordy is the conformity driven stage in the conventional level of Kohlberg’s stages of moral development. An example of this in the movie is when Gordy conforms to his group and go along with what they do even when he is reluctant. When they ask him if he is scared to do something, he says no and joins them. The stage of development theorized by Erikson that is most identical to Gordy is the identity versus role confusion stage. An example of this in the movie is clearly shown when Gordy tries to figure out who he is and what he is made of. In addition, Gordy starts to take a liking to telling stories and thinks about becoming a writer.
Chris
The stage of development theorized by Piaget that is most identical to Chris is the formal operational stage. An example of this in the movie is when Chris thinks about what the positive and negative outcomes of finding the body will be. This shows abstract thought going through his mind. The stage of development theorized by Kohlberg that is most identical to Gordy is the social