Raising Cain Character Analysis

During the class, we watched a part of the movie called "Raising Cain" which talking about the development of the boys and their emotional life. Through the video, we watched the school life of 3 boys , they have different pressures, different problems in school. They are the best example for us to understand the development of one child. At the beginning , the first boy has a problem that he cannot assimilate into one group in school , then he transfered into another school. At first, he cannot get used of the atmostphere in the class. He is isolated and being passive. He cannot learn well and study well. Also , he got expected from his grandmother to being a good student in school. He has so much pressure at that moment. But then , as the time goes by, he get used of the environment in school , he is being active and confident. He can even make a joke to make his classmate laugh. He makes a lot of friends and being popular in the class, everyone knows him. Moreover, his result on the history exma did a great job. The problem seems to be solved. In this case , I would say this is a stage that Ieveryone has been experienced , the assimilation. At …show more content…
Looking-glass self mean we consider how we look in front of others and how we think others judge us. In the third boy. He wish he could be more popular in school and earn respect from others in order to satisfiy his ego. He care about "looking-glass self". Unfortunely, he does not become which he want to be but he got bully by his peer becuase of his appearance, they call him fat. After that , he rock the band becuase this is the best way for him to show off himself. He wants people to think that although he is fat , he is best in playing drum. Finally, he won the band competition and earn respect from others. In his case , he illustrated the concepts of looking-glass self that he wants people to think he is good at drum but comment on his