Juno

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According to Piaget's psychogenetic theory, Juno is in the stage of formal operations, which is characterized mainly by the existence of a formal thought that enables the subject to create their own conclusions. The reasoning processes become logical and can be applied to concrete or real problems. Juno did not make a concrete analysis of things, that is, she did not recreate the abstract, for which she did not think the consequence of her actions. In the case of an unprotected sexual relationship, the likelihood of a pregnancy was the safest, and the consequences had not yet been deduced, she had not developed the new capabilities that allowed her to assess a situation such as being sexually active. It is important to highlight how Juno is …show more content…

The socio-emotional development in childhood will mean a key moment that will affect her future personality. Both Juno's attachment to his father and social relationships have an important role. There is a moment when Juno recognizes that she herself does not know who she is. In this process of change, she can only assume that she is not in a position to be a mother. In this same confusion that she has, she maintains an interesting dialogue with her father. This is related to the Oedipus complex of Sigmund Freud. The father greets her saying: “Hey, big puffy version of June bug.” (Mac MacGuff, Juno) without being able to accept the growth of his daughter. Juno needs to know what love is in order to accept the father of her child. At the moment when the protagonist says that she believes she has found the person that the father describes as a good companion to be together, Juno says that she believes she has found that person. The father replies: “Yeah, sure you have... your dear old D-A-D.” (Mac MacGuff, Juno). Here appears the oedipal relationship with his father who has not yet finished. At least on the part of the father who calls her “big puffy version of June bug” (Mac MacGuff, Juno) in an act of denial of her daughter's growth. We can say that there is still an oedipal relationship between them. In the stage of puberty there is the issue of identity and with its consequent loss of the authority of the

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