The story of Antwone Fisher is a very captivating and moving story. Antwone Fisher stated at the end of the book he thought his entire life was like a play and he wasn’t just watching he had his own act in it. Erik Erikson, a developmental psychologist, stated the first stage of human development is one of the major key factors in the development of a child. However, Antwone Fisher was not granted that part of life due to the death of his father and the incarceration of his mother; he lacked the care and love only parents can provide. His story began at the earliest stage of his development, to early childhood, through adolescence, and into adulthood; including reports from the various social workers assigned to his case throughout his life.
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He grew up in foster care and on the streets of Cleveland. His birth mother had turned him over to the state because she was unable to care for him, and his biological father had been murdered before he was born. Going into different homes he finally found Mrs. Nellie Strange, a savior of sort and his foster mother, she became the key tool in his development through the first stage of Erickson’s stages of development. To be a mother, one must carry the trait of caring, love, and affection to gain the trust of the child; especially in the foster care system. As a child develops they learn what’s around them and act out on what they see. This is from Bandura’s modeling theory. Bandura believed that individual learn by observing others and their environment (Schultz & Schultz, 2013). He believed in the effect of modeling (Schultz & Schultz, 2013). Antwone did not have any positive influences on his …show more content…
Strange, she felt it was necessary to release him back into the arms of the state. Antwone mentions in his book, “Though I think that my first foster mother’s loving influence during my first two years had a positive impact on me, it seems that even before my first birthday she began to feel terrible reluctance about her growing attachment to me.” (Finding Fish. pg 24). From there, he was moved into a different foster home; the Pickett’s. Mr. Pickett, who was a preacher, is as much distant unlike Miss Pickett who is dominative, manipulative, physically and psychologically abusive towards Antwone. Though he showed remarkable resilience, it did have a major impact on his schoolwork and social life. As he saw it, he was an uninvited guest in the world (Fisher, 2001,
He grew up in foster care and on the streets of Cleveland. His birth mother had turned him over to the state because she was unable to care for him, and his biological father had been murdered before he was born. Going into different homes he finally found Mrs. Nellie Strange, a savior of sort and his foster mother, she became the key tool in his development through the first stage of Erickson’s stages of development. To be a mother, one must carry the trait of caring, love, and affection to gain the trust of the child; especially in the foster care system. As a child develops they learn what’s around them and act out on what they see. This is from Bandura’s modeling theory. Bandura believed that individual learn by observing others and their environment (Schultz & Schultz, 2013). He believed in the effect of modeling (Schultz & Schultz, 2013). Antwone did not have any positive influences on his …show more content…
Strange, she felt it was necessary to release him back into the arms of the state. Antwone mentions in his book, “Though I think that my first foster mother’s loving influence during my first two years had a positive impact on me, it seems that even before my first birthday she began to feel terrible reluctance about her growing attachment to me.” (Finding Fish. pg 24). From there, he was moved into a different foster home; the Pickett’s. Mr. Pickett, who was a preacher, is as much distant unlike Miss Pickett who is dominative, manipulative, physically and psychologically abusive towards Antwone. Though he showed remarkable resilience, it did have a major impact on his schoolwork and social life. As he saw it, he was an uninvited guest in the world (Fisher, 2001,