Self-Efficacy And Social Persuasion

As of now, Victor is in a bit of a tricky situation. After being asked to be taught French by the girl whom he loved, the teacher recognizes this moment as one of which he’s braved through before. He as well lied about having been able to know how to do something, and felt like he should perhaps help Victor in this situation. The idea often recurs in the story that lying and deception might in some ways, be risky, yet profiting for the purposes of “good.” This follows my theme statement, of which states how lying could be a risk people can take in order to love them. A third time this happens, where it is very lightly touched upon. Victor’s friend often scowls throughout the story in order to make him look like the men on magazines in brightly lit homes. He believes that this “makeup” as one might call it, make him look handsome and

Victor is a boy who tries to impress and get a girl to like him.

Victor is often left in fear after he faces some of these experiences. When he graduated, he was valedictorian. One would usually be very prideful of this honorable role. However, Victor was somewhat fearful of this. He explains, “The bright students are shaken, frightened, because they don’t know what comes next. They smile for the photographer as they look back toward tradition” (147). Alexie is

He had planned to talk about his book Macho, but when he faced the crowd of teachers, his experience at school came back into his mind. He said he had faced a lot of abuse and his efforts to overcome bad teaching and become a writer. He admired good teachers with all his heart but criticized bad teachers. That presentation was not what the audience expected. Some reacted cruelly and left, but most of audience stayed and listened to him. After that, Victor was invited to give more speeches to let the audience know what worked in their education system.

22. What does Victor learn from M. Krempe? How does Victor respond to him, and on what grounds? Is this a good basis for making such a

He fails to acquire the virtue of wisdom, which (enables a person to look back on their life with a sense of closure and completeness). Victor fails to gain closure because he does not let go

Victor’s downfall is partially due to the fact that his mother dies right before departing to college, which is a very big change in his life. This lack of a mother in his life leaves Victor unguided both morally, and when it came time to make decisions. When talking about his childhood, Victor acknowledges that it was his parent’s “hands (that) (directed) [him] to happiness or misery” (1.42). During the days after his mother’s illness took her life, Victor feels immeasurable despair. Because of her sudden death,

21. How does Victor look to others, feel about himself, and behave toward his family when he arrives

Victor’s entire life is a search for perfection; much like all the perfect objects that were gifted to him as a child. Victor’s inability

Both Victor and his creation suffer internally from the ridicule of society. Victor has always been a family man, and was interested in learning. Eventually, Victor would find himself in a prominent institute where he becomes obsessed with creating life. To give more insight, Telgen Diane explains “Readers get the distinct feeling that Victor's inquisitive nature causes his emotional and physical peril because he cannot balance his intellectual and social interactions. For instance, when he leaves home to attend the University of Ingolstadt, he immerses himself in his experiment and forgets about the family who lovingly supported him throughout his childhood” (Diane 188). His family was very prominent and were on the top of society. Internally

victor is not being very responsible. victor tries to speak french and tries to impress teresa but fails badly. narrator is fully responsible for his silly mistakes. some of the text that explains his irresponsible behavior is, i ache ma i just ache . victor is trying to impress a girl narrator is trying to fake a sickness.

At this point Victor is responsible for two deaths and must keep this all to himself. By suffering through the guilt and the illness it is clear that his decisions that were made in order to deepen his knowledge of the scientific world are becoming dangerous to himself and the people close to him.

He says, "When I found so astonishing a power placed within my hands, I hesitated a long time concerning the manner in which I should employ it." This acknowledgment of the danger is significant as it displays Victor's conscious and his willingness to disregard it, or his inability to obey it.

Victor was adopted by the Graham family two years earlier. At the time he joined the family, he had been in multiple foster homes and temporary placements. At first, he struggled in school and had anger management problems. Over the past two years he has improved in school and his socialization, however, he regressed slightly during the separation of his adopted parents.

The concept of interest is self-efficacy. This began in 1977 with Bandura’s social learning theory that was renamed social cognitive theory in 1986, of which self-efficacy was one of the major concepts of his theory. Self-efficacy makes a difference in how people will feel, think, behave, and motivate themselves. A low sense of self-efficacy can be associated with stress, anxiety, depression, and feelings of helplessness. Such individuals also have low self-esteem and become pessimistic about their accomplishments and personal development. In thinking terms, a strong sense of efficacy facilitates cognitive processes and performance in a variety of settings, including the quality of decision-making and academic achievement. When it comes to behavior, self-efficacy can be said to influence people’s choice of activities as self-efficacy levels can foster or decrease a person’s motivation. People with high self-efficacy approach difficult tasks as challenges and do not try to avoid them. People’s self-efficacy beliefs determine their level of motivation, as reflected in how much effort they will