14 Up 21 Up Analysis

Film #2 In the series documentary, “7 Up, 14 Up, and 21 Up” we take a look at a handful of individuals who’s lives are chronicled to depict if their socioeconomic background in the United States determines their future. Every seven years, the director follows up with these individuals to attain some insight about what stage they are in their lives; how they are doing, if they have the same goals as said when they were seven years old, and to track their development throughout the years into adulthood. In the documentary, we meet 14 individuals; Lucy, Alexis, Kate, Luis, Ashtyn, Leroy, Kennisha, Doug, Vicky, Mike, Eric, Brenden, Julio, and Michael. These fourteen individuals all started filming at the age of seven, but all have very different lives. The stages of development present throughout the documentary were concrete and formal operational stages; from age seven into adulthood.
During this period, children begin thinking logically and gain a better understanding of mental operations; actions that can be performed on objects or ideas that consistently yield a result. Their egocentrism diminishes because they have more experiences with others who assert their own perspectives on the world and they soon realize their view isn’t the only one that matters. For example, in the documentary, Eric and Brenden were being interviewed and asked what they want to do in life. Both children had very different responses and Brenden was surprised by Eric’s answer because his response was not similar to his. Both had very different opinions, but Brenden soon realized his perspective was not the only