Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs Character Analysis

For these four friends survival was the only task they needed to overcome. With the abuse from each and every parent they faced there rate for survival alone would be slim to none. Teddy, Chris. Gordie and penny were four best friends at the age of 12 that come from either a physical or mental abuse family. In “The Body” by Stephen King They overheard penny’s brother inform his friend that they have located the body of Ray Brower, So the four friends decide to take a journey to become famous which ended up not working out for them. Does Maslow’s hierarchy of needs consistently represent the characters throughout the body by Stephen King. Maslow's Hierarchy of needs was a developed theory Abe Maslow adopted.” In 1943 Abraham Maslow, one …show more content…
“It is important to note that self-actualization is a continual process of becoming rather than a perfect state one reaches of a 'happy ever after' (Hoffman, 1). Gordie as a child always kept a notebook by his side. It was the only way he knew how to express himself considering his parents looked at him as the “Invisible Boy”. Gordie was considered a invisible boy because of the death of his brother dennis, gordie parents didn't realize gordie as the individual he was so they tried to mold him into a person he was not which left his talents and fulfilments on hold because it simply ruined his childhood. So while gordie would travel through their journey his notebook never left his side because it was his chance to feel like he mattered in his point of view. Also Gordie went on to publish many books it shows he always dreamed of being noticed and successfully became someone who was …show more content…
Throughout “ The body” by Stephen King the four friend Chris, Teddy, Gordie and Penny all individually represented each attribute in maslow's pyramid. Whether it was the abuse that Chris and Teddy received or the neglection Gordie received because of his brothers death. Their Journey and even their childhood did not go as planned but with the help from each other with the time they had on this earth they felt a sense of belonging and love. “I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, did you?” (King 394) Without these four friends having each other none of them would of had the attributes of safety, belonging, self esteem and self actualization but they have of had depression, low self esteem and a sense of no