John Bender Character Development

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John Bender’s development throughout the movie was a result of his environment’s elements and the idea of looking glass self. I believe he initially imagined that others perceived him as weak. I think he tried to compensate by constantly battling with his peers and one’s above him, so society would identify him as tough. The next element I observed was his conclusion of how others evaluated him. He knew others did not like his sense of toughness, but I think he continued to act in that manner because of his social agents that he explained. Family is an agent that contributed to his development of self-concept. His poor class and crummy interactions with his father harmed his initial motivations, values, and beliefs. The third element was the

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