An Analysis of the Film 'Juno'

Her forced independence, due to Jules’ constant absences, has made her to grow up beyond her years, and to take care of herself. Although she still occasionally tries to appreciate the child aspects of life – playing with dolls, enjoying the little things, having your first kiss, etc..., she is tangled in the adult world of prostitution, sex, and drugs. Jules is the young father of Baby. A lot of things are unsure about Jules, except for his unfaltering love for his daughter, and the undying love for Baby’s mother, Manon. Jules finds himself mixed up in the world of heroin quite a lot, which forces him to make awful decisions. He does not have a high school diploma, and cannot hold a stable job. He provides for Baby in the best way that he can, although because he is still a kid himself, he does not know how to raise a child on his own. Jules has good intentions, though – he buys his daughter small, meaningful gifts with what money he has, he is always on her side. The truth with Jules is that he wants his daughter to grow up to become something, unlike him. He is very protective of Baby. From the beginning of the book to the end, though, Jules finally grows up. At the end of the novel, Jules plans out for him and Baby to go live with his cousin in the country. He promises a fresh start for him and Baby. This is a positive impact on the style because this means a lot, Jules rarely promises anything to Baby.

The roles of each family member are fairly common, Juno's father works and has the best connection with Juno so he spends time giving her advice. Juno and her step-mom have a complicated relationship and she seems like the biggest disciplinarian when it comes to Juno's behavior. Finally, in Juno's immediate family, her little sister plays almost no role in the film other than a few mentions. With the family dynamic between Mark and Vanessa, the roles are a bit different than what would be considered a "normal" portrayal of a family. Vanessa goes to work every day and seems to be the main bread winner, while Mark stays home and writes commercial jingles, which he still makes good money doing.

To begin with, Baby’s innocence is harshly damaged by Jules’s lack of parental capability. Firstly, Jules is unable to provide a stable home in a safe environment due to his inability to hold down a steady job and the constant moving. Children tend to idolize their

Jeanette’s father is a man that is extremely smart in science and math, and an amazing storyteller, however he drinks/smokes way too much and can be very abusive. Her mother is a religious and tough woman, who could live with basically any situation and will go through with something until it is done. Jeanette’s tone to her parents, however, is not of happiness, but instead sadness, because of the father’s behaviors, and her mother’s stubbornness to stay with him. The tone towards their actions from Jeanette is dismay, because for almost all of their actions, both her mother and father don’t think about the consequences before they

Puberty is a major transition that all children at some point, will have to go through. It can be a difficult time for both sexes emotionally, socially and physically. Behaviour will change and so will their physical appearance, which may cause them to feel insecure, especially if they are

Puberty in essence is a life changing event for males and females, typically following a time of significant physical growth. Puberty is the stage in life when secondary sex characteristics are developing, sexual organs mature due to production of sex hormones. This naturally occurs during adolescence, the stage in life between childhood and adulthood. Nonetheless, Feldman (2014) points out the fact that physical changes begin earlier for girls typically at the age of 10, with sexual organ development generally around the ages of 11-12. On the other hand, physical changes for boys, frequently occurs later, around the age of 12, with development of sexual organs around the age of 13-14. Nevertheless there has been a trend towards early maturation of both male and females, this can bring about advantages and disadvantages for both sexes (Feldman, 2014). This author will discuss the pros and cons of early versus late maturation in boys versus girls in 21st century U.S. society as well as how media reinforces maturation for pre-teens and teens.

2. Jeannette and her parents have a unique relationship throughout the book. As much as Jeanette loves and cherishes her parents, she also feels unloved by them at times. As Jeanette grows and becomes wiser, she realizes just how unsafe her life was as she was a child. Jeanette feels that her parents love the way they live, although she cannot help but pity them and try to help them to live better.

Both girls obtain their own jobs to make their own money, but their fathers respond negatively towards their independence. When Jeanette works, her father “[slashes their piggybank] apart with a knife and [steals] all the money” (250). When Miranda works, her father is unappreciative and doesn’t understand why she needs a job. In addition, Jeanette's father tells many stories where he is always portrayed as the hero. However, time after time, he isn’t there for his children, and yet he still asks, “Have I ever let you down?” (248). Sadly, Jeanette never has the heart to tell her father that he has indeed let her down, several times. Her father makes many empty promises, like the glass castle for example. Her father told her he would build her a big, beautiful castle made of glass, but Jeannette’s hard work on the foundation ended up becoming a trash pile. Jeanette’s father also came home drunk many nights, where he would “[break] windows and [smash] dishes and furniture...then he’d look around at the mess and at [the] kids standing there.”

Her parents- the artistic but selfish Rose Mary and the intelligent but alcoholic Rex- neglect their kids and fail to provide for them. Jeanette and her siblings had to learn to provide for themselves, and are forced to mature at an early age to survive. One of the themes

Rex Walls, her father,  was very hands with his parenting bringing issues to the family, while contrasting Rose Mary, her mother, was very relaxed in her parenting technique. Ironically, because Rose Mary  and Rex continued to neglect their family's needs throughout the novel, Jeanette, who still was a child, took over their roles as adults. As a child Jeannette should be dependent on the parents, however, Rex spent money on unnecessary liberations and Rose Mary selfishly refused to keep working. ' "Why do I always have to be the one who earns the money?' Mom asked. '

The most significant impact on Jeanette as a character is her father, Rex Walls. She admires her father as a child and slowly disconnects from him as she grows of age. Once Jeanette matures she makes a point of separating herself from her father. She always “[knew] that he’d let [them] all down plenty” (210) and had no delusions about him as a parent. Jeanette’s promise to herself to build a better life and to “never be like Mom” (208) exemplifies the contrast between her and her parents. How Jeanette differentiates herself from her father shapes her identity and allows her to forward as a writer. Rex Walls carries his family through various settings that make Jeanette “happy staying in [a] hospital forever” (12) rather than living in cars or abandoned houses for months at a time. Rex’s habit to live a life like his mother Erma, ensured his selfish nature and hinders his ability to make something out of opportunities. The family travels to Phoenix where they inherit wealth, yet the parents mismanage the money and end up impoverished. The motif of the parents carrying their

Grief and loss was experienced by Juno throughout the film. The movie begins by Juno telling her story of how she and her best friend, Paulie Bleeker, engaged in sexual intercourse. After taking three pregnancy tests, she finally realizes she must decide what to do. Taking a ton of pregnancy tests shows she is in complete

To being with, Jules’ lack of parental capability harms Baby’s innocence. Firstly, Jules is unable to provide a stable and safe environment due to his inability to hold down a steady job and the constant moving. Baby not understand much of what her father is doing because at this age, children tend to idolize their parents and do not see anything wrong with the situation they are being raised in. She has grown so accustomed to the lifestyle they are living, that she never

Adolescence is a period of physical and psychological development from the onset of puberty to maturity. The adolescent is no longer a child, but they haven’t yet reached adulthood. Adolescence is considered people between the ages of 13 and 21. Puberty is the physical maturing that makes an individual capable of sexual reproduction. Puberty is important to adolescence because when a child hits puberty, that’s when the child is becoming an adolescent. Puberty is a big part of an adolescent’s life.

Adolescence is the distinct transitional stage between childhood and adulthood in human development, extending primarily over the teenage years and terminating legally when the age of majority is reached (Rathus, 2014). However in some instances, this biological, cognitive, social and emotional maturity may not be reached until a later stage and may be dictated by gender. Adolescence is characterised by rapidly changing and unpredictable behaviour (Freud, as cited in Rathus 2014), heightened and unstable emotions (Hall, as cited in Rathus 2014), disturbances in identity, the gradual development of one’s moral reasoning (Kohlberg, as cited in Rathus, 2014) and the gradual establishment of one’s independence. Several of these changes may occur at differing phases in adolescent growth. This development is categorized into three separate stages; early adolescence, middle adolescence, and late adolescence. Early Adolescence, commencing from the ages of eleven or twelve until the age of fourteen, comprises of several features such as rapid biological development and maturity, heightened stress levels and limited coping capabilities. On the other hand, middle adolescence, from the approximate age of fourteen to sixteen, involves the gradual cease of biological change, an increase in coping strategies and declined stress levels. Furthermore, late adolescence, commencing from the age of sixteen until the age of eighteen or nineteen, encompasses physical maturity, whereby the