Comparing Will And Marcus In The Film About A Boy

In the book, The Ruins of Gorlan, by John Flanagan, the main character Will and the secondary character Horace had a long relationship that changed a lot through the book. In the beginning, the were enemies and hated each other, even fought each other. But, over time in the book, their relationship changed to one of a bond of friendship.

His presenting self was the safeguard to his private self. Will was very much aware of his gift and his enormous potential but shunned it like some burden, or at least that's what he wanted others to believe. He often told Sean Maguire, his shrink with whom he had developed a bond, that his gift was something he didn't ask for, and he'd be perfectly fine working an honorable blue-collar job with his buddies. Despite his assertion regarding his gift as an aggravation Will's actions contradict, for he is asked why he just so happened to get a custodial job in the world's foremost institute for technology, M.I.T if he wanted nothing to do with his genius. Maguire sees behind Will's visage, he realizes Will is a wounded soul who really knows nothing about life for he hasn't experienced it, it is so much more that what he read in a book. It is hard to say what Will should have done for he had a difficult past one that most cannot relate too, or have any idea what it may be like to live it. However, If Will had been a little more open to the people who wanted to love him he would have been much happier. In his quest to never be hurt he was headed for a life where he would never be loved. His thoughts were becoming a self-fulfilling prophesy; where one's expectations of an event make that event more likely to occur (Adler, 65). Had Will been honest with himself and more willing

For example, when confronting an old foster home “Friend”, by the name of Carmine, Will unleashed an onslaught of punches, which lead to Will Knocking out Carmine then being arrested for assault by the local cops. When Will saw his old friend, memories of the abuse that his foster family gave him sprang onto Will’s head and triggered his mind to give some payback for everything that he experienced as an abused kid in the foster home. Not only that but his mood drastically changed from the moments prior to seeing Carmine. Before seeing Carmine, Will was planning to have a good time with his friends at a baseball game, But that changed as he saw Carmine at the game as well. Once he saw Carmine, Will was determined to beat Carmine up, as carmine did to him when he was a kid. Clearly in the movie, Will is a mathematical genius, as he was able to solve the problem that Professor Lambeau wrote on the chalkboard outside his room. However when Lambeau confronted Will, after he found out who solved the problem, Will ran away from the professor instead of being congratulated for his success in solving the problem. A valid reason why Will did not accept the praise from the professor was because he had a negative self-image of himself. To understand what a negative self-image is, it is important to know what the term self-image means. Karl Perera, from the website, More-selfesteem.com defines the term self-image as, “ how you see yourself. This may be how you see yourself physically or your opinion of who and what you are which is normally called self concept. It is important as it

Will 's group of friends seem to pick on him and judge him, which questions if they are truly his friends or not and if he truly fits in with him.

The main focus is placed on Will, whom has a rare genius to put together abstract math problems and finds it hard to relate to world without getting arrested for doing something violent and rebellious. He grew up in South Boston and the hard streets have jaded him, while his intelligence further isolated him from people and made him hostile to other people. In the beginning of the film, Will is discovered by Lambeu (Stellan Skarsgard) a professor of mathematics, and his well-being becomes a serious issue and he is pursued. While placing a difficult math problem on the chalkboard

Will is probably his biggest weakness - the moment he laid eyes on the other man he was lost. He doesn't understand what he feels and it bothers him, but he can't seem to get enough of the other man. The last time he felt any sort of connection with anyone was his sister, so he's reluctant to open himself up, but at the same time craves the contact and understanding. It's entirely frustrating to

The movie good will hunting is related with the Erikson’s psychosocial theory of personal development. As Erikson suggested that how we interact with others is what affects our sense of self, or what he called the ego identity” (Opens tax, pg. 304). the main

Will’s decisions are a bit immature because he didn’t have much experience about life and using his brain for significant things. Will’s therapist says, “So if I asked you about art you could give me the skinny on every art book ever written... Michelangelo? ” (47.01) and that’s because Will’s thoughts are just about the books he read. And he doesn’t think and make decisions like an adult. Even his best friend knows that he is a genius and wants him to work for something significant, Will doesn’t want to use his intelligence for important things he just wants to keep having fun with his friends. That shows Holden and Will’s make their decisions poorly and without thinking.

Both of these men have different character traits though. Will has character traits of a sherif or a Marshal. He has a very kind and loving heart devoted to his work. On the other hand, he still has his rough patches.

Will uses anger, denial, and sarcasm as defense mechanisms to push people away from him. He told people that he did not have a problem and that they were the ones with the problem. He used

In the first section of her book she expresses the need for structure in Will’s life. He does not like things to change. He would often have a meltdown if a store closed or something was not like the way he remembered it. Each day would need to be like th next to ensure that there were no meltdowns. If something were to change it would need to be discussed with Will before it happened.

The film portrayed two brothers, Beverly and Elliot, who are psychologically joined in a bizarre way. The film followed the slow development of each brother’s psyche diminishing until we realize how truly connected they really are. The way Cronenberg structured the narrative is that the twins are separate entities with different personalities and they complement each other and become useless without each other. Although they are different, the brothers are connected by their similar desires for women and knowledge. The concept of desire is prominent in Nick Davis’s book ‘The Desiring Image’ in which he discusses Gilles Deleuze’s theory that desire drives us but it is not the root of everything. This relates to the film as the search for their desire towards their work, Claire and for each other is what causes Beverly and Elliot to spiral out of control. However, the root of these desires is due to their connection with one another.

After a difficult start, Sean concludes that Will's defensiveness is the result of years of physical and emotional abuse, (as well as intense isolation), and that his hostile, sarcastic, and evasive behaviors are all defense mechanisms. The two work together to break through Will's considerable barriers, using a certain type of psychotherapy, and to get at the heart of the problem, dealing with Will's complex emotions. The two begin to relate to each other more, with Sean telling Will about his past and his happiness with his now

Thus in this one particular time when he was on tour he had opportunities to be unfaithful to his family however he decided that it was not logical two act-on his instincts or urges. Throughout the book it appears that I can find a few defensive mechanisms used in Will Smith's life however the two prominent ones that can be seen in my opinion would be denial and sublimation. The first clear example of this can be seen and Will

In Nick Hornby’s novel, About a Boy, Will Freeman is one of the main characters that went through a significant change throughout the novel. In the beginning, Will Freeman is a selfish and arrogant character. He enjoys the lavish life of a wealthy bachelor; he does not work and lives by himself. Then, Will Freeman meets Marcus, a very quirky twelve-year-old boy. Despite their differences, Will and Marcus are able to develop a bond. As the plot goes on, Will starts to demonstrate some character development; he starts to care for others and become self-conscious about his choices and actions. In his novel, About a Boy, Nick Hornby illustrates a character development through Will Freeman having no purpose in life to finding one.