In the movie Parenthood (1989), directed by Ron Howard deals with the various family issues in the Buckman’s household. The entire body of individuals born and living in Buckman’s family demonstrates to the humankind the difficulties and joys of the family. It is a movie that deals sensitively and hilariously with family life and the stages of human development. Gil Buckman is a suitable example of what describes Erikson’s stage of Generativity versus Stagnation in the middle Adulthood. This seven stage characteristics of Generativity as an adult’s desire to leave legacies of themselves to the next generation. Whereas, Stagnation sometimes called self-absorption, this state of mind begins when a person recognizes that he or she
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There was a lot of tension between Frank and his son, Gill, both of them engage in an argument when they come close to each other. The connection between Frank and his other son, Larry is not the same. Larry is Frank’s much-loved son. Although the relationship with Frank and Gil was restored at the near end of the movie, because Frank open up to Gil that he was very sick when he was a child and he distances himself from him to avoid hurt. Gils feels emptiness with his Dad so he penalizes his Dad verbally. Larry is completely engrossed in his own desires which originated from being a keen gambler and running up a huge debt that he frightened of his life. Frank offered to pay his son, Larry debts provided he settles down and work. He said if he gives Larry the 26,000.00 to pay the bookies, he cannot retire for long. Even though the changes of Frank were developing gradually in the Early Adulthood, Middle Adulthood, and Late Adulthood in the movie, he eventually reaches Generativity in the Late Adulthood. It is obvious that Frank wanted to leave his legacy to the next …show more content…
Erickson defined intimacy as finding oneself while losing oneself in another individual and it requires an obligation to another individual. (Santrock, 2016, p.318). Julie’s mother does not like her boyfriend, Tod Higgins, and Julie moves out to live with him. Adolescence has a bigger need for intimacy. They are occupied in the important tasks of developing an identity and forming their independence from their parents. Development in adolescence regularly involves matching intimacy and commitment on the one hand and independence and freedom on the other hand. At the same time, the person is trying to establish an identity; they face the difficulties of increasing their independence from their parents, developing an intimate relationship with another person and continuing their friendship commitments. They also face the task of making decisions for themselves without always relying on what others say or do. In the movie Parenthood (1989), Julie ends up getting pregnant and married to her boyfriend, and both of them moving into Helen’s house. The need for intimacy during early adolescence encourages teenagers to seek out close friends. If adolescence fails to establish such close friends, they go through loneliness and a reduced sense of
There was a lot of tension between Frank and his son, Gill, both of them engage in an argument when they come close to each other. The connection between Frank and his other son, Larry is not the same. Larry is Frank’s much-loved son. Although the relationship with Frank and Gil was restored at the near end of the movie, because Frank open up to Gil that he was very sick when he was a child and he distances himself from him to avoid hurt. Gils feels emptiness with his Dad so he penalizes his Dad verbally. Larry is completely engrossed in his own desires which originated from being a keen gambler and running up a huge debt that he frightened of his life. Frank offered to pay his son, Larry debts provided he settles down and work. He said if he gives Larry the 26,000.00 to pay the bookies, he cannot retire for long. Even though the changes of Frank were developing gradually in the Early Adulthood, Middle Adulthood, and Late Adulthood in the movie, he eventually reaches Generativity in the Late Adulthood. It is obvious that Frank wanted to leave his legacy to the next …show more content…
Erickson defined intimacy as finding oneself while losing oneself in another individual and it requires an obligation to another individual. (Santrock, 2016, p.318). Julie’s mother does not like her boyfriend, Tod Higgins, and Julie moves out to live with him. Adolescence has a bigger need for intimacy. They are occupied in the important tasks of developing an identity and forming their independence from their parents. Development in adolescence regularly involves matching intimacy and commitment on the one hand and independence and freedom on the other hand. At the same time, the person is trying to establish an identity; they face the difficulties of increasing their independence from their parents, developing an intimate relationship with another person and continuing their friendship commitments. They also face the task of making decisions for themselves without always relying on what others say or do. In the movie Parenthood (1989), Julie ends up getting pregnant and married to her boyfriend, and both of them moving into Helen’s house. The need for intimacy during early adolescence encourages teenagers to seek out close friends. If adolescence fails to establish such close friends, they go through loneliness and a reduced sense of