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    Arnie’s care herself. Ellen gets mad when Arnie climbs the water tower‚ and blames Gilbert‚ but he is expected to coax him down every time. This pattern affects the family as a whole due to the tension that is creating with the blaming behavior. These behaviors occur from a lack of coping with the anger‚ and the resentment of their responsibility. Their communication is affected by their emotions. The reality is that Gilbert has inherited a role that he struggles to maintain. He has too many responsibilities

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    film ends‚ Gilbert is in exactly the same place as when it began‚ yet he has traveled a long way. What’s eating Gilbert Grape is a very simple yet meaningful movie. There is no clear cut message that points out the faults of society and it may be hard to interpret a message because the movie is set around everyday life. However the one thing that is clear‚ is that Gilbert realises throughout the movie that his life is going nowhere and he must break the everyday routine. Gilbert sees through

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    What psychiatric disorder does the character (s) in the movie you are watching exhibit? Please explain citing specific behavior relevant DSM IV-TR criteria. The character in the movie “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” one of the main characters suffers from autism‚ which is characterized by a withdrawal of the child into self and into a fantasy world of his own (Townsend‚ 381). According to the DSM-IV-TR the diagnostic criteria for Autistic Disorder that the character in the movie demonstrated were lack

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    Gilbert Grape‚ who is Arnie’s brother‚ and his sisters (Amy and Ellen) have developed roles for themselves involving specific household tasks. Gilbert is presented as the main provider of the family‚ working at a small grocery store in town‚ and spending a majority of his time watching over and caring for Arnie. Gilbert is the narrator of the film and explains at the beginning of the film that Arnie was not expected to live as long as he has. Gilbert described the setting of the plot‚ a town called

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    The film what is eating Gilbert Grape shows that a number of factors may influence an individual’s . many characters particularly Gilbert‚ who has many troubles and duties. However those difficulties that he has is stopping him from doing his wants. Gilbert having to be the responsible person in his family. Gilbert’s family putting him down about his work load‚ and there isn’t ends for Mrs carver needs to Gilbert. Gilbert is stuck with her Gilbert gets bothered about being the responsible one in

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    have similar qualities that relate in each story. In Steinbeck’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ the time period is set in the 1930s. In the movie Whats Eating Gilbert Grape‚ it is set more in the modern times. The characters act and are similar in a lot of ways. Gilbert is a teenager that is struggling to support his family after his father killed himself. Gilbert relates to George because they are both constantly having to take care of someone else. George is always having to take care of Lennie. Lennie

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    Gilbert Grape What scene made the biggest impression on you? Why? I really liked the scene when Becky convinced Arnie to go down in the water whit her. It showed Gilbert that Arnie isn’t a lost case. Gilbert is has never lost faith in Arnie‚ but before the scene whit the water Gilbert had lost a bit of his faith in Arnie and I think that showed him on the right path again. I think it is also the scene when he felt something for Becky for the first time. What role does Gilbert have

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    accepted by the town and is not frowned upon like his mother. His mum has not left the house in seven years because of how ashamed she is of herself. She says so to Gilbert: ‘I know what a burden I am. I know that you are ashamed of me. I never meant to be like this. I never wanted to be a joke.” At the beginning of the film Gilbert is ashamed of his mother and describes her as a “beached whale.” His view changes towards the end of the film when his mother goes to get Arnie from the police station

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    Gilbert Grape’s life changed after the arrival of a stranger in the visual text What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. Everyday Gilbert worried and cared about others‚ this was his main concern. But this stranger made him really start thinking about himself “It’s what you do that really matters it doesn’t matter who you are but it what you do”. Becky makes Gilbert think about his values and beliefs‚ of life and also is the catalyst that speeds up and creates a new persona - one who dares to dream. As well

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