The statement ‘relationships can teach us about ourselves, thereby helping us to grow as individuals can be justified to be and true in that romantic relationships can act as a catalyst for individuals to mature in regards to their behaviour in relationships and in their understanding of themselves. Two texts which explore this concept are Overcoming Love addiction (article) and 500 days of Summer (Film). The texts utilise their plot lines and a variety of stylistic techniques to demonstrate the validity of the statement. Overcoming love addiction: one apple martini at a time (New York Times, 2015) by Peter De Marco details his philosophy on love in the modern age. Written with candidity the text explores how the author finds himself in
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The apple martini is seen by the author as the moments where fate has directly altered his life. The author takes these moments as a cue for him to learn about and better himself as he begins to seek therapy and plunge himself into a new more fulfilling career and so we understand that the authors intertwined experience with fate and romantic relationships have acted as a catalyst for his individual reflection and growth. Similarly, 500 Days of summer (film,2009) directed by Marc Webb follows the protagonist Tom and his romantic relationship with Summer, through the course of the film Tom has his notions of romantic relationships shattered allowing for his development as an individual and a maturing in his attitude towards relationships. Similar to the article both follow the protagonist (or author) as they unlike the typical narrative representation of a male, over-commit to a relationship and face rejection which allow for their own time of self-reflection and self-betterment and culminating in his development of his less childish attitude to future relationships and his increased development in individual pursuits such as his career. The use of a relationship as a catalyst both positive and negative developments are observed in the film through the director’s deliberate use of
The apple martini is seen by the author as the moments where fate has directly altered his life. The author takes these moments as a cue for him to learn about and better himself as he begins to seek therapy and plunge himself into a new more fulfilling career and so we understand that the authors intertwined experience with fate and romantic relationships have acted as a catalyst for his individual reflection and growth. Similarly, 500 Days of summer (film,2009) directed by Marc Webb follows the protagonist Tom and his romantic relationship with Summer, through the course of the film Tom has his notions of romantic relationships shattered allowing for his development as an individual and a maturing in his attitude towards relationships. Similar to the article both follow the protagonist (or author) as they unlike the typical narrative representation of a male, over-commit to a relationship and face rejection which allow for their own time of self-reflection and self-betterment and culminating in his development of his less childish attitude to future relationships and his increased development in individual pursuits such as his career. The use of a relationship as a catalyst both positive and negative developments are observed in the film through the director’s deliberate use of