Everyone has their unique personality; some people may be kind while others may be evil. But how do these people develop their personality? Erickson answers this question. According to him, people have to go through eight stages of psychosocial development and experience the differences between them as an individual and the society to be the way they are. Cady, an innocent little girl from the movie, Mean Girls, is a perfect example to prove the Erickson’s theory. In the movie, Cady goes through three of the eight stages of Erickson theory that involves trust vs mistrust, initiative vs guilt and self-identity vs role confusion that turns her personality from a sweet little kid to a self-confident teen.
In the Cady’s first day of high school, she was uncertain while trying to find the primary caregiver according to Erickson’s first stage of trust v. mistrust. Specifically, as a teen that never went to high school, she needed to trust someone. Hence, Cady first trusts Janis and Damien when they helped her find a gym and later told her that they're friends. Cady foreign to the society believes on Janis and Damien’s words. As the story progresses, Cady is also …show more content…
This stage known as an initiative vs. guilt finds purpose in Cady’s existence. Cady learns how to walk, dress up and talk from plastics. For instance, Cady’s group wore pink on Wednesday while provocative clothes in Halloween, which she had to follow. Cady learns interpersonal skills, how to take initiates and plans activities by spending time with the plastics or her group. Hence, she develops a more secure inability to lead others and make decisions. Her identity turns into one of the plastics that were the most popular and at the same time mean girls in the high school. Cady goes through the third stage, learned how to act with her group at her current
In the Cady’s first day of high school, she was uncertain while trying to find the primary caregiver according to Erickson’s first stage of trust v. mistrust. Specifically, as a teen that never went to high school, she needed to trust someone. Hence, Cady first trusts Janis and Damien when they helped her find a gym and later told her that they're friends. Cady foreign to the society believes on Janis and Damien’s words. As the story progresses, Cady is also …show more content…
This stage known as an initiative vs. guilt finds purpose in Cady’s existence. Cady learns how to walk, dress up and talk from plastics. For instance, Cady’s group wore pink on Wednesday while provocative clothes in Halloween, which she had to follow. Cady learns interpersonal skills, how to take initiates and plans activities by spending time with the plastics or her group. Hence, she develops a more secure inability to lead others and make decisions. Her identity turns into one of the plastics that were the most popular and at the same time mean girls in the high school. Cady goes through the third stage, learned how to act with her group at her current