My Big Fat Greek Wedding Character Analysis

This paper analyses the character of Toula, Gus, and Ian in their stages of development as they experience different psychological crises in their life in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding film. The analyses of the three characters incorporate the psychosocial development theory in establishing an explanation to the dilemmas that the three characters are facing in their stages of development. This paper conceptualizes ideas about factors that are likely to affect the behavior of the characters based on a counselor’s perspective. Special consideration has been given to the existent interrelationships between among workers and family members in the execution of their duties. The impact of cultural perspectives on the conduct of people has been tackled comprehensively with emphasis on evidence from the film. It also explains the functioning of people in relation to appropriate models of resilience. This paper ends with an explanation of the impacts of the transition of the characters from one developmental stage to the next on the functioning of the family unit.
Characters
Toula
Toula is a daughter to the …show more content…
She is versed with extensive skills of managing businesses based on her experience while working in her family business. When she convinces her parents to work in her aunt’s travel agency, the business prospers in meeting financial goals. In her family, she has learned to be obedient to her parents. Consequently, she goes through a smooth adolescence transition when she spends most of her time in their family business rather than seeking identity with her peers. She is, however, close to her mom as compared to her father. She asks her mother to convince her dad to allow her to go to college. She plays a role of a woman who is ready to break away from cultural barriers to meet her needs of intimacy. She takes computer classes while still focused on business as her potential