Personality is defined as the “set of psychological traits and mechanisms within the individual that are organized and relatively enduring and that influence his or her interactions with, and adaptations to, the intrapsychic, physical, and social environments” (Larsen & Buss, 2014, p. 4). Trait-descriptive adjectives are used to describe characteristics of people, such as lazy or optimistic. Everyone has different personality traits that are used to describe consistencies in behavior, thought or actions and that make people different (Larsen & Buss, 2014). There are also personality disorders that are “maladaptive variations or combinations of normal personality traits” or “an enduring pattern of experience and behavior that differs greatly …show more content…
582, 586). The characters from Hud, all showed personality traits that made them different and one even exhibited characteristics of a personality disorder. Hud Bannon was the son of Homer Bannon, the owner of the cattle ranch, and Lonnie’s uncle. Hud didn’t really work at the ranch and only wanted to reap the benefits. Hud was always seen wandering around, looking for a good time and causing trouble. He displayed some of the characteristics of Narcissistic personality disorder which are having the need to be admired, a strong sense of self-importance, lack of insight into other people’s feelings and needs, sense of entitlement and superiority, and a self-esteem that is strong but paradoxically fragile (Larsen & Buss, 2014). Hud’s personality could be due both to genetics and his environment. Hud was reckless. The first thing that was shown about him was that he got into a fight and broke a window. He also got into a fight later again and involved his …show more content…
He had no shame and would parade around town with the wife of another man. He was most cruel to his nephew Lonnie, who clearly admired him, but Hud didn’t want him around. Hud left him all night to look after the cow while he went to town to have fun. Hud only spent time with Lonnie when he felt the need to be admired like the time he invited Lonnie to see him catch a pig. Even Lonnie was surprised that Hud invited him and said that it was the first time he had invited him anywhere. He put Lonnie in danger when the husband of the woman he was seeing caught him leaving his house and he blamed it on Lonnie. Another person he was disrespectful towards was the housekeeper, Alma. He would always park his car on top of her flowers and ruin them. Hud would pursue her relentlessly. She would always reject him, but he never gave up. Hud was always used to getting what he wanted so Alma rejecting him, made him want her even more. He even called her the one that got away. One time he even tried to force himself on her. Hud was also insensible towards his father who had provided him with everything. In several occasions, he told his father that he was old and unfit to keep control of the ranch. In a confrontation between Hud and his father, when his father had found out that he had gone behind his back to try and gain
He had many odd ways of doing things people did not understand he was a forgetful person and sometimes aggressive. Hu would change his mind constantly about simple things that were not difficult. Since Hu was more of a burden to Fouquet and he constantly interfere with plans, Fouquet put him in an asylum thinking it might help him regain sanity but even after Hu’s release he was still a mad man. For being a mad man Hu was put in
Burton, western & Kowaslki (2015) describes Personality as the enduring patterns of thought, feeling, motivation and behaviour that are expressed in different circumstances. In other words it can be defined as differences in characteristics in a person, including their way of thinking, likes, dislikes, sociability, openness, feelings and behaviour, which make them the person they are and differentiates them from others. All these traits when brought together is known to be the personality of that particular person.
him that he could not leave and it did not allow anyone to find out where he was
One of Huck’s first encounters of a moral system was his father who is naturally racist, does not value education, and resents the government while justifying his crimes.
going to jail, his charm of course always got him out of things. His girlfriend Mandy was also
decided to buckle down and be a better person. Thus when an opportunity came, where he was racially
The psychological hit on him from the killing of these young American Men by the Viet Cong was one of great measure, as his lack of mental stability and his extreme hate for the Viet Cong lead to the eventual downward spiral of his career.
trauma because of the war. His mental instability led him to murder the sheriff and seeking
He was also very selfish in his choices. One time, he made fun of his nephew for being poor.
Huckleberry’s father was a major example of this type of man in the south. A father is supposed to lead us in the right way to go, but Huck’s father was not a good influence. He learned from his father that stealing was borrowing, so he thought it was okay. His father came and beat Huck for money so that he could buy liquor. When he was out of his right mind from the alcohol, he treated him worse.
But Huck stands out when he kills a pig and smears its blood around the house and leaves an axe mark on the door to plan his own death as if he was murdered. This shows the brilliancy and cleverness of a thirteen year old to not only plan his murder but to plan it in a way that no one will search for him. His father is the same way although he does not seem like a bright man, we find his cleverness to get the money savvy as he lawyers up to win the case. Therefore we can make the judgement that although both make mistakes they are
Not only does Huck’s race and age attract attention from people who worry and want to care for him, but from people who want to take advantage of him as well. The two con men pose as people of high status and trick Jim and Huck into believing them. Unfortunately, because Huck did not realize the deceitfulness of the two men soon enough, him and Jim are blackmailed into having to “bow when [they] spoke” and “say "Your Grace," or "My Lord," or "Your Lordship”” (Twain 180). As a result, Huck is once again powerless and in control by others, where he is unable to speak or do anything that might get the two men angry. Thus, Huck’s freedom is like a reflection of the Mississippi River, where even though the water can flow freely and smoothly, it can also be very dangerous and
What kind of person could Hud has a lack of remorse for others. It doesn’t bother him if he hurts or mistreats someone else. His objective is anything that benefits him. In a scene when Lonnie asks Hud, “What are you doing to grandad now?” hud replies, “Something pretty raw kid”.
Personality is a pattern of relatively permanent traits and unique characteristics that gives both consistency and individuality to a person’s behavior (Feist & Feist, 2008).
Personality denotes a person’s distinguishing psychological characteristics that lead to relatively consistent and enduring responses to various stimuli.