Set in the early 1990s, the American film, "Regarding Henry", depicts the true story of New York lawyer who struggles to regain memory, speech, and mobility after surviving an unforeseen shooting. With the help of his wife, Sarah, and daughter, Rachel, Henry Turner is successfully able to recall the life he once had, as well as discover various qualities about himself that he had failed to previously recognize. Thus, the loss of his memory displays a multitude of elements relating to his id and superego, two elements of the mind that reveal both natural desires and moral obligations. However, Henry's natural state proves to predominately comprise of his id, as his actions consist of very sporadic, yet genuine impulses.
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For example, Henry proceeds to apologize to his daughter after punishing her unjustly. In addition, at breakfast, he proceeds to eat eggs after being informed that they are his favorite food. Towards the end of the movie, Henry's superego is shown when he chooses to mend their relationship after understanding that they had a severely broken relationship in their past life. He then ultimately felt obligated to mend the relationships within his family, shattered by the discoveries during his remedial process.
Thus, Henry's id is proven to undoubtably represent his natural state. The movie strives to prove that after being striped of his previous experiences, morals, and sense of normality, Henry's authentic and raw desires come to life through his id. He does exactly what he needs and wants to do and proceeds to do it at the sporadic moment he feels necessary. In some cases, his desires consume his personality and he acts in ways that would not have been acceptable to him previously. However, ones id is scientific proven to be inevitable and is a natural state of human personalities.
In conclusion, the film "Regarding Henry" is a remarkable story that truly represents a persons genuine id and superego through their natural desires and moral tendencies. Although Henry attempted to have self control during his rehabilitation process, his natural
Throughout the course …show more content…
For example, Henry proceeds to apologize to his daughter after punishing her unjustly. In addition, at breakfast, he proceeds to eat eggs after being informed that they are his favorite food. Towards the end of the movie, Henry's superego is shown when he chooses to mend their relationship after understanding that they had a severely broken relationship in their past life. He then ultimately felt obligated to mend the relationships within his family, shattered by the discoveries during his remedial process.
Thus, Henry's id is proven to undoubtably represent his natural state. The movie strives to prove that after being striped of his previous experiences, morals, and sense of normality, Henry's authentic and raw desires come to life through his id. He does exactly what he needs and wants to do and proceeds to do it at the sporadic moment he feels necessary. In some cases, his desires consume his personality and he acts in ways that would not have been acceptable to him previously. However, ones id is scientific proven to be inevitable and is a natural state of human personalities.
In conclusion, the film "Regarding Henry" is a remarkable story that truly represents a persons genuine id and superego through their natural desires and moral tendencies. Although Henry attempted to have self control during his rehabilitation process, his natural