Case Study 1
Jillian Brown
IDIS 302
Professor Covin
20 September 2014
Case Study #1 “Antoine Fischer” is a movie about a young man who grew up with the struggles of never having a place to call home. He was passed from foster home to foster home and ending up in an abusive home that traumatized his childhood. Antoine Fischer grew up angry and mad at the world. He went into the army as a troubled young man who was angry at his alcoholic and drug addicted mother for giving him up and leaving him to basically survive on his own in the world. He went through his life being bitter and taking out his anger on people that did not deserve it. When Fischer finally does meet his mother years later, in her pitiful circumstances, he feels nothing but pity for her. He goes into meeting his estranged mother expecting to be angry and full of hate for her, but ends up feeling sorry for her. Instead of yelling he sits down with her and talks about his life, all the while she does not say a word to him. He explains how when he was just a little boy that he hoped she would be right around the corner waiting for him and how he hoped one day he would see her again and they would be the happy family he always wanted. He then goes on to say that one day he came to the conclusion that she was never coming back to him and that he accepted it. Fischer goes even further to say that he went from being a sad boy to a good man and that he has never had any trouble like his circumstances would expect. He tells his mother that he went into the army and is now doing well. Concluding his speech he gives his mother a kiss on her temple and says his final good-bye. But what Fischer did not see was his mother crying as her son left the room of her small apartment. Having watched the entire movie and then just focusing on the scene with Fischer and his mother I feel like I understand Fischer better. I also somewhat understand where Fischer is coming from because of some of the people in my
IDIS 302
Professor Covin
20 September 2014
Case Study #1 “Antoine Fischer” is a movie about a young man who grew up with the struggles of never having a place to call home. He was passed from foster home to foster home and ending up in an abusive home that traumatized his childhood. Antoine Fischer grew up angry and mad at the world. He went into the army as a troubled young man who was angry at his alcoholic and drug addicted mother for giving him up and leaving him to basically survive on his own in the world. He went through his life being bitter and taking out his anger on people that did not deserve it. When Fischer finally does meet his mother years later, in her pitiful circumstances, he feels nothing but pity for her. He goes into meeting his estranged mother expecting to be angry and full of hate for her, but ends up feeling sorry for her. Instead of yelling he sits down with her and talks about his life, all the while she does not say a word to him. He explains how when he was just a little boy that he hoped she would be right around the corner waiting for him and how he hoped one day he would see her again and they would be the happy family he always wanted. He then goes on to say that one day he came to the conclusion that she was never coming back to him and that he accepted it. Fischer goes even further to say that he went from being a sad boy to a good man and that he has never had any trouble like his circumstances would expect. He tells his mother that he went into the army and is now doing well. Concluding his speech he gives his mother a kiss on her temple and says his final good-bye. But what Fischer did not see was his mother crying as her son left the room of her small apartment. Having watched the entire movie and then just focusing on the scene with Fischer and his mother I feel like I understand Fischer better. I also somewhat understand where Fischer is coming from because of some of the people in my