After watching the movie “What’s eating Gilbert Grape”? brought my attention to Erik Erikson’s fifth developmental stage Identity versus Identity confusion. Erikson emphasized that‚ during adolescence years‚ individual’s face finding out who they are‚ what they are all about‚ and where they are going in life- Identity versus identity confusion. If adolescents explore roles in a healthy manner and arrive at a positive path to follow in life‚ then they achieve a positive identity; if not‚ then identity
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Lasse Hallström the director of What’s Eating Gilbert Grape uses a range of film techniques to signify the importance of caring for others‚ and having responsibilities. The film focuses on the protagonist Gilbert‚ who of which is the unofficial guardian of his younger brother Arnie‚ who lives with a developmental disability. In Endora‚ Idaho frustrations and the desires for freedom lie within the thick‚ suffocating air the characters breathe. In this scene Gilbert narrates a biography of both Endora
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Gilbert Grape’s life changed after the arrival of a stranger in the visual text What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. Everyday Gilbert worried and cared about others‚ this was his main concern. But this stranger made him really start thinking about himself “It’s what you do that really matters it doesn’t matter who you are but it what you do”. Becky makes Gilbert think about his values and beliefs‚ of life and also is the catalyst that speeds up and creates a new persona - one who dares to dream. As well
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“What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” is a heartwarming film that uniquely explores the struggles of children in unfortunate circumstances‚ offering a deeper explanation as to why so many young adults struggle to achieve a higher education‚ or to even graduate from high school. After the death of his father seven years prior‚ Gilbert became the sole provider for his dysfunctional family of five‚ leaving little time or energy for himself. This leads Gilbert to start hiding his emotions like his father did
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the most pertinent scenes within the film ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ is the final scene‚ the burning of the family home. After Mommas passed away‚ Gilbert films protagonist had the idea of burning the house down to protect his mother’s dignity and ensure that she isn’t made a joke. Though the death of Momma played a huge role in the reason the house was burnt down‚ it was not the only one. Aside from Momma passing away‚ the Grape house hold a lot of memories. Some good‚ some not
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In the texts What’s Eating Gilbert Grape and Death of a Salesman‚ both texts use the characterisation of the family members to portray the discord and dysfunctionality that exists in both families in the separate texts. The characterisation of the families in both texts assists the text a great deal in portraying ideas and themes about discord and harmony. In What’s Eating Gilbert Grape‚ there are many key moments in which the family experiences discord. One of the key moments is the scene in which
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“What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” is nothing close to a bright and lively movie. It isn’t too uplifting‚ there is no warm‚ fuzzy feeling you receive. This movie is quite prosperous in symbolism‚ however‚ from a mile away it seems simple. It comes off as such a plain movie for those who do not take the time to understand it. With everything that pours into this movie‚ the only mundane thing about this movie is the town. You’ll get to see Gilbert Grape wallow in misery‚ discord‚ and at times -- yearning
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Families are shown to be important in the film “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?”/ Within the movie there are three main types of family that we‚ as views‚ see. There are the nuclear family‚ two children with their natural parents‚ the single parent family and an extended or unorthodox family. The film suggests that the newer form of family‚ the extended family‚ is needed. The nuclear family with two children and their parents‚ living together‚ is represented by the Carver family. Ken Carver (father)
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The film‚ What’s Eating Gilbert Grape‚ is about a young man named Gilbert Grape who takes care of his younger brother Arnie who is autistic – a mental disability. Gilbert takes on several other responsibilities such as caring for his obese mother‚ working at the local grocery store‚ and trying to keep things afloat in the house. However‚ things get complicated for Gilbert when he pursues interest in a young woman named Becky. Gilbert struggles to find time to take care of his brother Arnie while
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things may never be the same again. Now there’s this question in the beginning that kept on ringing in my mind. “Who is a hero and who is a traitor”. Well its up for you to find out‚ you will need to watch it because its worth watching than telling you what happened in the
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