The Lovely Pink Passing: A Film Project on Steel Magnolias Abigail Seale University of Texas Pan American In the film‚ Steel Magnolias‚ death isn’t apparent till near the ending of the film. The awareness of death isn’t present till Shelby actually passes away and even then her mother M’lynn tries to hold on until there is no longer any hope. Also‚ the cast mates Truvy‚ the hair salon owner‚ Annelle‚ her worker‚ Clairee‚ former first Lady of town‚ and Quiser‚ the cranky one are all friends
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play‚ Steel Magnolias‚ Harling presents a story about a close group of women and their efforts to look out for one another. In the film Julia Roberts portrays Shelby Eatenton Latcherie‚ Sally Field portrays M’Lynn Eatenton‚ Shelby’s mother‚ Dolly Parton portrays the beauty salon owner‚ Truvy Jones‚ Daryl Hannah portrays Truvy’s assistant‚ Annelle Dupuy Desoto‚ Shirley MacLaine portrays Shelby’s neighbor‚ Ouiser Bordreaux‚ and Olympia Dukakis portrays the former mayor’s wife‚ Clairee. Steel Magnolias
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Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial Development is based on the development of what is termed the Ego Identity’. According to Erikson our ego identities are ever changing‚ partly due to the interactions in our daily lives‚ but mostly how those interactions are perceived by us as we mature and age. Erikson’s Theory of psychosocial behavior can be easily understood using the table below. Each stage has a goal of competence and plays a role in the development of social and psychological skills.
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The movie I chose is Steel Magnolias; the character is Shelby. The movie begins on Shelby’s wedding day to Jackson Latcherie. Shelby is the only daughter of M’Lynn and Drum Eatenton; and has two younger brothers‚ Tommy and Jonathan. M’Lynn is very protective of Shelby because she is a diabetic and has had fragile health since childhood. Shelby appears in the movie in early adulthood; the movie does not address Shelby’s progression from stages one thru five. She is introduced to the viewers in
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Steel Magnolias is a great movie of love‚ laughter‚ and tears. It features six strong-willed woman who "are the Steel Magnolias of the tittle…” as Roger Ebert says. The women dealt with many set backs in life‚ but no matter what they kept their southern grace and charm in tact at all times. In the film one of the main set backs is Shelby‚ one of the “Steel Magnolias” (Julia Roberts)‚ fighting with diabetes. Shelby’s diabetes is so bad she’s not supposed to have children due to the strains it would
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I am using two experts’ theories from the field of psychosexual development and analyzing them. One being Sigmund Freud and the other are Erik Erikson. Also I will be recalling on my own past experiences during these stages. The stages that are covered are Oral‚ Anal‚ Phallic‚ Latency and Genital stage. Freud explains during the oral stage (birth to 18 months) if the child focuses too much on the oral pleasures (sucking) too little or too much could result in an oral fixation/oral personality
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Steel Magnolias I was very hesitant about going to see the play Steel Magnolias. I had previously seen the film‚ and I did not feel the play could live up to the expectations to the movie. My ideas about the play dramatically changed after I saw the production. There were a few main points of the play that I found to be important and paid special attention to. The play itself‚ the set‚ actresses‚ and the reaction of the audience were the topics I felt were the most important. First off‚ the
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Personal Theory on Erikson Progression and development shape everyone’s lives and how they interact to different things internally and externally. These reactions could relate to their cognitive context and how the brain functions in different situations. There are socio-emotional reactions‚ which affect their internal feelings and the way they feel about things. Lastly there are physical reactions‚ which account for our physical growth as a human and how we develop over time. Erik Erikson believed
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Brookter reminded us of the movie Steel Magnolias that talk about Diabetes. Shelby‚ who had Type 1 Diabetes and suffered from diabetic shock‚ she has a child when she couldn’t. Then‚ her mom‚ M’Lynn donated one of her kidneys to Shelby that helped Shelby. But‚ on Halloween‚ Shelby’s new kidney
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Steel Magnolias is a movie about the bond of six different women in northwestern Louisiana. Clairee‚ a lively‚ successful widow woman‚ Ouiser a wealthy‚ sarcastic woman‚ Shelby‚ the diabetic daughter of M’Lynn‚ who is adamant about her choices‚ Annelle a ditzy‚ religious beauty technician who works at Truvy’s beauty parlor‚ and Truvy is an upbeat woman who owns a beauty parlor. The movie focuses on the interpersonal relationships and interaction of the circle of friends with each other and the people
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