Erin's Self-Concept In The Movie '

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According to the book Interplay self-concept is defined as the relatively stable set of perceptions you hold of yourself and one way to understand self-concept is to imagine a special mirror that reflects physical features and other aspects of yourself. I would describe Erin as a smart, hard-working, beautiful, outgoing, strong, tough women who is a fighter and a doer. Erin is also a mother and a partner. In the movie there are times when Erin shows low and high self -esteem since she experiences ups and downs. Erin sees herself as a professional in her job as a clerical and chooses to wear what she wants. In the Movie there is a part when Ed Masry tells Erin to rethink her wardrobe and her response was “as long as I have one ass instead of …show more content…

For example, in the movie when Erin is talking with her plaintiffs she pays attention to every little detail. She pays attention to their nonverbal communication as well as there verbal communication when the plaintiffs are expressing how they feel about the poison water. Erin knows that her plaintiffs are suffering way more then they expose to the world. Which is why Erin notices every little …show more content…

If Erin didn’t use responsible language her plaintiffs would have hated her and wouldn’t have opened up to her like they did. Erin also uses responsible language when she is talking with her children. In example of when Erin uses irresponsible language is when she is talking with her boss Ed. All throughout the movie Erin says the f-bomb multiple times to Ed, for example the scene when Donna Jensen offers Ed coffee but he rejects it at first but Erin tells him to “have a fuckin cup of coffee”. Erin also uses Irresponsible language when she is talking with Brenda her co-worker and when she it talking with the representatives of PG&E by raising her voice and continuing to curse. In my opinion I do believe her language reflects her view of the world because people who have higher status then her, she treats like trash and people who she sees as equally to her she treats them with

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