Sigmund Freud In The Blind Side

In the film, “The Blind Side,” the main character Michael Oher can be considered an exception to all learning and stage theorists. In the beginning of the movie, most of his basic needs are met. He has a place to stay, food to eat, and means of transportation. Unfortunately, when his friend can no longer provide for him he loses everything. Although he is with his friend, he does not have any family members to lean on for support. He does not have a father figure, nor does he have a stable mother. Observing Michael Oher under Sigmund Freud ideology, one might argue that Michael has only partially developed id and ego. Freud’s ideology focuses mainly on unconscious development relating to personality, typically molded by first family experiences. As the movie progresses, Michael’s initial family experiences are few and of those few, most are traumatic. The movie flashbacks to his youth are always of him being separated from his mother or of a situation that could cause physical harm. According to Freud, his development can only go as far as the id, the concept of …show more content…
The first stage of Erikson’s ideology, Trust vs. Mistrust, is that infants develop a bond for their caregivers with the assumption that they will always provide for their basic needs. As mentioned above, he does not have any consistent support from his biological parents, therefore disrupting the first stage. One of the major characteristics that Michael demonstrates in his personality is trust. By example, during the first football game, he does not athletically perform his duty on the field until his coach defends him against the referees. Once Michael can see that his coach will not abandon him, he is there for his teammates. This lack of trust and security issue stems from his childhood. As a child he never knew when his mother was going to be home or who was going to be in the