Guido's Psychic Conflict: Humor Or Defense Mechanism?

“I’ll be out of here and away from all you knaves for one time anyway, as not a month will pass before you’ll see whether I’m nobody or a somebody.” The story of Bianco Alfani reflected the nature of 14th century Florentine society where, as Alfani remarked, the election to public office could make or destroy a person. In late 14th century and early 15th century Florence, decreased population and expanding commerce provided a favorable environment for ambitious individuals. The real life examples of Buonaccorso Pitti and Gregorio Dati demonstrated the positive role of ambition in Florence. Pitti, a nobleman had an extremely successful career, partaking in military campaigns, holding public office in Florence and being an ambassador to

Instead of having a sense of shock and disbelief, Guido prefers to laugh it off. Of course, this sense of humor is carried on by Guido even in in the most hellish of circumstances.

Rudy worked minimum wage and that was not enough so he can have a real place to live. He saved so much by working at a steel mill and also by becoming a janitor's assistant. Both of these jobs hardly paid any. On the Contrary, Shawn received a scholarship to Pikeville community college but, his family was low class ever since he was a little boy. He would try to earn extra cash by selling food but it still was not enough to get through college.

Frank and Vitto’s fathers cause the boys to be innocent and naive as they grow up isolated from society and positive influences. The imperfections of the boys’ fathers have a detrimental impact on their lives. For Vittorio, his father is known to be violent and, although Vitto is barely a witness to attest to this fact, one of his only memories of his father is an abusive one. Vittorio remembers his father becoming angry with Cristina and dealing with this anger by throwing a plate

However, Guido used his sense of humor to distract his son from such a dreadful situation. In the film Life Is Beautiful, the game Guido creates may seem a childish ploy to stay safe, but in actuality it is

I kept quiet. In fact I was thinking of how to get farther away so that I would not be hit myself” (40). He was too obsessed with his own survival

Gatsby started his life in poverty, living in rural North Dakota with his family. He grew to hate living a poor, impoverished life and traveled away to become a young, aristocrat. Even though it required him to live a life of organized crime and bootlegging, he achieved his goal. The main reason Gatsby yearned to be rich was because he desired so much to live his life with Daisy. Gatsby loved the lavish life Daisy lived and before his well he did everything he could to make her believe he lived that life style too.

Everyday, he got up to go to work because he loved his work, not necessarily because he had to. Also, Lombardi never lost his sense of humor, which was renowned away from the field. No one visited the

Throughout the film Life Is Beautiful Guido lies to his son about what is truly happening in the horrifying world around them. Usually I question this approach to parenting because it ruins the credibility of the parent however in this film that is not the case. The main reason the lies do not hurt Guido’s credibility would be that he is protecting his son the best way he can. That raises his credibility as a parent because; If his son knew the vile truth of what happened in those camps it would be highly traumatic and it could scar him for life. He was too young to know that.

He remembered his shock at his parents’ passing. The words seemed unreal- yet here he was, with no money, no family, and no means to support himself or the farm where he’d grown up. Prematurely forced into manhood, he decided to sell his farm and looked for small work around the village as a servant, so that he would have a roof over his head and some food to sustain himself. However, most in the village were too poor to afford such luxuries, and those who had the money did not think much of paying a mere boy for work. He realized the money he had made from selling the farm was dwindling, and he moved out to the city in a desperate attempt to find more opportunities for

In La Grande Bellezza, Jep throws lavish parties that most people can only dream of attending. Other times when he is hanging out with friends. Through these parties and meeting with friends, it becomes obvious how Jep and others focus on the world is in a different perspective. To them, problems are concerning to money are a distant concern. This is shown when discussing the nun who worked in Mali and ate nothing but roots. They discuss nothing about the problems of poverty people are facing in other regions of Italy. Instead, they were complaining as they could not understand why people would leave for other countries in order to make money. They appeared to process this as a betrayal to the motherland for people who left as people who left grew on in Italy and were educated in Italian schools. They are naïve to how receiving an education in a country does not correlate to employment opportunities which these students found elsewhere. This becomes obvious due to complaints in their own life problems. Jep complains he cannot concentrate in a city like Rome to write another book. Jep later reveals Elaine works a lot and has neglected other parts of her life including her marriage and raising her children, which she hired a nanny to

A person’s unreliability leads to the physical and mental isolation of their loved ones. Robbie is sent to prison as Briony falsely accuses him of rape and this eventually forces him to enter the military: “The maniac. She wanted to say the word... Briony said it again, this time without the trace of a question. It was a statement of fact.

	Self-respect and all the related values such as pride, dignity, modesty and honor are very important in Italian society. Witness Bruno, whom at a young age, works full time at a gas station. Bruno's contributions to the Ricci family make him a "man" and strip him of his innocence. Being able to work is an optimistic endeavor which Bruno wholeheartedly engages in.

It can be postulated that the Joker is in fact an individual who has become fixated on one of these stages; more specifically the oral stage. This hypothesis stems from the observation that he consistently licks his lips through the duration of the film. Freud's theory would suggest that he does this as a way to feel pleasure or comfort. For instance, during the interrogation scene with Batman it is evident that the Joker is anxious and constantly licks his lips, perhaps as a way to diminish his feeling of anxiety ( De La Noy & Nolan, 2008). The question that remains is why is the joker fixated at this stage? Could it be due to his traumatic experience? Does the pleasure associated with this horrible experience have anything to do with his psychopathic nature? Unfortunately, the responses to these questions are entirely based on the different interpretations each individual has and, therefore; the true answers may never be known.

This repetitive identity can also be linked throughout the paragraphs, as opposing as they are, to the text's primary themes. The importance of money is a constant in Resume, as paragraphs beginning with Santé's father losing his job ends with his son struggling to survive, living in poverty and fear, or performing criminal acts. In the two paragraphs in which Lucien Santé did not fall out of an iron foundry job, Luc was educated and lived either a life of debauchery, or a life as a Jesuit. The two vehemently opposed each other, but they both allowed Luc to live by privileged means. This idea dictates that Santé believes the absence of parental income and support almost consigns the child into a poor life near unchangeable, insinuating that Santé's identity is one driven by pessimism.