Andre Dubus’s short story, “Killings”, examines the psychology effects of other people after a person has been killed. The story discusses the ramifications of the original murder, the subsequent actions of “justice,” and finally how the character go on with their lives. Dubus clearly examines how one family deals with the death of their youngest son. “Killings”, written in a very disconnected manner starts with no beginning details. Throughout the entire story Dubus never takes a side, never shows emotion or empathy towards anything. The impact of him never taking a side allows the reader to form their own opinions. Throughout the story, every time one of the killers refers to what they have done, they lack emotion when they are conversing.
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A person’s emotions from seeing something will cause then to react in some type of emotion. Dr. Liraz Margalit, a psychologist, has done various research to learn more about why humans prefer visually seeing a scene rather than reading the event. In her piece "Video vs Text: The Brain Perspective”, Margalit’s evidence shows “emotions are mediated by automatic physiological (motor-sensorial) reactions, which can be explained through a process called mirror-neuron mechanism”. She states “a mirror neuron fires not just when we ourselves perform an action, but also when we watch someone else perform that same action”. Our brains mirror what’s unfolding before us as if we were part of the scene, even if we are just sitting passively on the sidelines. So when it comes to mirror neurons, no evidence has been found that the human brain realizes the difference between the cinema and real life. Margalit agrees that this evidence suggests that humans could actually be experiencing, in small but significant ways, a stronger emotional connection with those that they witness on the screen. This neurological activity makes the spectator much more emotionally …show more content…
As Dr. Liraz Margalit said in her paper human beings brains take in information on the big screen the same way as they would if it was happening in reality right in front of them in their own life. It makes complete sense that Todd Fields adapted Andre Dubus’ short story to fit the intention of the big screen. The ending production result of In the Bedroom would not have had the same effect on capturing the audience in the drama of the plot if there would not of been some of the emotion provoking adaptations that Fields added in. In all, if a producer and a writer were to be compared in ability to pull at the heartstrings of their audience, the producer will almost always win due to the way humans process
A person’s emotions from seeing something will cause then to react in some type of emotion. Dr. Liraz Margalit, a psychologist, has done various research to learn more about why humans prefer visually seeing a scene rather than reading the event. In her piece "Video vs Text: The Brain Perspective”, Margalit’s evidence shows “emotions are mediated by automatic physiological (motor-sensorial) reactions, which can be explained through a process called mirror-neuron mechanism”. She states “a mirror neuron fires not just when we ourselves perform an action, but also when we watch someone else perform that same action”. Our brains mirror what’s unfolding before us as if we were part of the scene, even if we are just sitting passively on the sidelines. So when it comes to mirror neurons, no evidence has been found that the human brain realizes the difference between the cinema and real life. Margalit agrees that this evidence suggests that humans could actually be experiencing, in small but significant ways, a stronger emotional connection with those that they witness on the screen. This neurological activity makes the spectator much more emotionally …show more content…
As Dr. Liraz Margalit said in her paper human beings brains take in information on the big screen the same way as they would if it was happening in reality right in front of them in their own life. It makes complete sense that Todd Fields adapted Andre Dubus’ short story to fit the intention of the big screen. The ending production result of In the Bedroom would not have had the same effect on capturing the audience in the drama of the plot if there would not of been some of the emotion provoking adaptations that Fields added in. In all, if a producer and a writer were to be compared in ability to pull at the heartstrings of their audience, the producer will almost always win due to the way humans process