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INTRO- The Age of Adaline describes a young woman who at the age of twenty-nine had an accident that caused her to never get older. Because of this she tried to live without any attachments knowing that those people would grow old and die while she would stay the same forever. I will tell you her story, starting by describing how she became the woman who could never age. Then I will explain how she handles her life moving from place to place, and lastly what, once again, changed her life forever. Adaline Marie Bowman has had a long life far different from our own. She was born like any other baby in a hospital in San francisco, January 1st, 1908. Adaline was an only child. On june 16th, 1929 a young engineer displayed uncommon gallantry …show more content…

All of these things are great needs in a love relationship. Since I am going to be referencing the movie quite often in this section of the essay I think it's best that I start with Companionship and work my way through the rest. A great example of Companionship in the movie “Age of Adaline” is when Ellis is always trying to be by Adaline to help and understand her. Stimulation and Excitement shows up in few places, like when Ellis shows her the boat that was used during the gold rush or when Adaline beat Ellis’s dad at trivia game, in which he had not lost for the past 42 times. Ellis displays a lot of Affirmation and Caring for Adaline because she is unlike any woman he has ever met. Trying his best to understand what she wants in order to win her over. As for passion and sexual fulfillment they obviously display that on their second date at Ellis’s house that he is constructing all by himself. Although Ellis tries to be there for Adaline, emotional support is kind of hard to do since Adaline doesn’t express much emotion throughout the entire film. Adaline is very self-aware of who she is and Ellis can’t wait to …show more content…

To cause other people pain can make you feel great shame and guilt especially if it's someone you truly care about. As a result of causing pain you plan to avoid people altogether. Marlene, a 27 year old married woman, came to my office one day for therapy depressed and anxious. She said she loved her husband but felt she was held back because if she confronted him about her concerns she might hurt him. Not wanting to tell him that she didn’t want to do things they were doing every week because when she did he told her that she was making him feel unimportant and out of her life. With Ben, her husband, getting offended so easily and her inability to address the issues in their relationship was what was making their relationship difficult. This relates to the movie that I am talking about in that Adaline doesn’t want to get to know anyone because they will only get hurt and she will set herself up for heartbreak yet

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