Extrinsic Motivation In 'Searching For Bobby Fischer'

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Searching for Bobby Fischer, directed by Steven Zaillian, is about a young boy named Josh Waitzkin, who is very good at chess. In this film, Josh experiences both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation which shows the audience that is better to motivate ourselves instead of being motivated by others which would lead to frustration and disappointment. Intrinsic motivation is shown when Josh wants to play chess for fun. For example, Josh plays speed chess in the park. No one is forcing or pressuring him to play; he just wants to play and has fun playing. He keeps coming back because he is enjoying himself, and he wants to beat his opponent. This shows that it is good to motivate yourself because you want to get better and you will have a good time doing it.
Intrinsic motivation is shown again when Josh takes everything out of his room except a chess board. His dad comes in the room …show more content…

Chess has ceased to be fun for Josh, and he would like to stop going to competitions; but, he continues playing because his dad and his coach want him to be the best child chess player. He even tells his dad, “Maybe it better not to be the best. You can lose and it’s okay.” This quote proves Josh is feeling pressure from his father and his coach and feels he has to win the competition or else they will be very disappointed in him. Because of all this added pressure from his dad to win the competition, Josh is upset and frustrated. After Josh loses in the first round, his father is yelling at him and disappointed in him. Because of his father’s actions, Josh feels upset because he lost and because his father was yelling at him, disappointed in himself for losing, and frustrated at his father for yelling at him and pressuring him. At this point Josh wants to stop playing chess in competitions because his only motivation is coming from his father, which led to Josh losing his love for

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