Henry's Id In Our Natural State

During the movie, Regarding Henry, Henry goes through a traumatic accident that alters his personality. Before the accident, Henry was very mean to everyone, including his own wife and daughter. After the accident, Henry forgot everything about normal human behavior. He could not move his arms, nor could he speak. Because of this, Henry had to learn how to accomplish tasks in the same manner as he once was able to. This goes to prove that Henry’s natural state is his id, and throughout the movie, it becomes clear that his superego is learned. Once Henry begins to learn how he used to act, he reverts back to his child-like id.

Henry was a normal boy and did all of the normal things young boys do: making noise, being busy and active, nosing around in the refrigerator, and asking questions - all part and parcel of being a normal child. But he was brought up to believe he wasn't a "model boy." His parents were constantly interrupted by him - his mother while she was reading and grading papers, and his father so much so that he spent most of his time in his office on campus, joining them only at mealtimes. His father wished to remain "blissfully unaware."

Henry Turner completely changed when he was shot in the head. His Id became more prominent, therefore, he made different decisions and viewed things differently. In response to the prompt question, Henry has a simple contrast between Id and Superego. I believe this because his reactions to certain things are very simplistic and reactionary. His Id, based on pleasure, took over his mindset. Like for example, the Matthews Case. When he learned what the past Henry did to Mrs. Matthew's he felt terrible and was disgusted at who he used to be. So, he went to her home and gave her evidence to re-open the case and basically ruin the firm that Henry worked at, shortly after he said his goodbyes to the firm. This was an example of his Id reacting

In the movie regarding Henry, Henry is a rich and successful lawyer that lives in New York City, Henry has a wife and a child both he barely pays attention too, he is very focused on money and his job. Except one night his life changes by a click of a button he is shot in the head and chest, and survives. When he wakes up he can’t talk or walk, slowly after being put into a hospital he regains his movement and speech but along the way he also gains a new friend named “Bradley”. When Henry returns home he has no idea who his wife and daughter are and he is very childish , he must learn how to tie his shoe and read again, he even has to learn how to read again. Henry changes completely, he is now more like a kid

The main character Henry was created with the following elements: mental characteristics, choice of words, and descriptions of actions or decisions. The author made use of mental characteristics to create the character of Henry by allowing the reader to better understand the character of Henry. In other words, the usage of mental characteristics helps the reader better understand what Henry is thinking. “From the stories, the youth imagined the red, live bones sticking out through slits in the faded

Henrys relationship with others is horrendous, and he starts to get lonely. At the end of the

As the battles continue, Henry dedicates himself to fighting. He starts working with his soldiers, and not only focusing on himself. He no longer wants approval from the other soldiers, because he knows what he does is right and has a significant amount of self affirmation. This shows his maturation and

He first shows symptoms when Jan and Alex,his mother and his brother, come to visit him while he is away at school. They notice the early triggers such as his mistrust him clocks and technology, he takes his phone apart and explains how cell phones control society and he does not trust the use of them, along with clocks and telling time. He believes time is a false concept. Alex doesn’t see that his brother is not thinking clearly, and questions his logic with the clocks, explaining that they are just objects.Henry begins to get aggressive and confused. “Henry looked at them mushily, drawing his eyebrows together as if his mother and brother were in conspiracy not to understand him.”(Cockburn, page 17). Along with these triggers, he also heard voices from animals and trees telling him to do certain actions, Henry often felt forced to do things that he also didn’t want to do. Another example, the trees told him that he needs to strip down and jump down the Estuary, therefore he was actually never suicidal, but instead threatened by the inner voices in his head. Henry went through many episodes and was tormented by his symptoms and did many things wrong, even though he knew better.

Moreover, another event from the movie that shows his (CD) is his attempt to kill his mother. After running away from her in the woods and hiding, he tries to push his mother of a cliff. This plan was once again stopped by Mark. This ultimately led to Henrys death. This shows just how maladaptive or out of touch with the world Henry was. As I pointed out earlier, Henry was a very intelligent and manipulative child. He convinced his parents and other elders around him to believe that he was the perfect child and tried turning them against his cousin Mark. He even had Mark’s doctor believing that Mark had a problem. According to (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 12/10/09) both of these events are characteristics of (CD).

When people hear the name Freud the first thing they think of is psychology. He believed that everyone has large unconscious. He says that people have 3 different parts of personality which are id, ego, and superego. In some people one sticks out more than the other. I believe that Henry showed his superego in the movie regarding Henry. His personality fell more towards superego. Henry was very selfish in the beginning of the movie than changed once he got shot. Henry did not appreciate everything he had. He got another chance to re-due his life and look at it with a whole new perspective.

It is most clearly seen that Henry starts to make this psychological transition from boy to man at the beginning of his war experience in the story. Henry realizes “that a man became another thing in battle” (Crane 19). Although he does not actually demonstrate how he has become another “thing” in the first battle when he retreats, Henry becomes more of a fighting man instead of a young boy. This is shown through his thoughts about how he needs to return to his regiment and stick to what he committed to. On his journey to escape, the sights he encounters push his development along. Such sights included were witnessing a dead man in a “green chapel” and discovering that a “red badge” is a sign of honor and an accomplishment in war. It is noticed that he starts to think in terms of a soldier,

In Regarding Henry, Henry Turner portrays a distinct combination of both the Id and Superego. To illustrate, Henry lives a lifestyle of selfish and moral values, which are shown before the shooting as well as after this incident. The childish examples relating to the Id include scenes such as when Henry throws a temper tantrum about not wishing to go home. This event occurs when Henry is staying at the rehabilitation facility, receiving help in hopes of having a full recovery and becoming healthy again. In this scene, he is acting as if he is a child, acting inappropriately when they do not want to do something. Overall, Henry does not want to go home; therefore, the Id shows through his overwhelming emotions of anger and disapproval.

Philosopher Sigmund Freud believed every being is born with an Id. The Id allows us to have our basic needs met, and is believed to be based on our pleasure principle. In Regarding Henry, he reveals actions demonstrating his

At the beginning of the movie Henry’s id shows through his immoral victory over the elderly couple that sued the hospital. Without showing any remorse, he flat out lies and convinces the jury that the elderly couple is responsible for the damage since they did not tell the nurse about their diabetic needs. Henry is able to go on with his life, ruining people’s lives and making a living off of it. Following

At first, the movie portrays Henry in a negative light. He seems very evil: killing one wife and immediately marrying the next. He is short with his courts' people and comes off profoundly uncultured. At his meals, he devours his food and throws the bones on the floor. He is constantly needing to be cleaned up after and watched. Even though he shows this ignorant side to everyone else, he secretly cares about his image and how he acts. He goes to get his beard trimmed and comes down his hair before he talks to a woman he is interested in. When he talks to Catherine Howard, his fifth wife, he knocks on the door before coming in. He talks sweetly to her and isn’t short with her. Although he portrayed this “tough guy” with the kingdom, he was a teddy bear at heart hoping for love and affection.