Movie Self-Disclosure Essay

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Throughout the movie, we see Michael deal with self-disclosure multiple times. We can use the Johari window has a technique to show Michael’s self-disclosure. For example, Michael does not know he is good at football until he tries out for the team and makes it. This would fall under the unknown category since nobody else knew Michael was good at football. Another instance is when Michael’s protective instincts are revealed in the movie. He protects S.J. from the car crash and Michael learns about his protective quality. This would fall under the unknown category since Michael did not know he could protect S.J. in a car accident and no one else expected him to be able to do so. Michael shows many different cases of hidden self-disclosure. For example, when Leigh Ann first picked up Michael, he tried to hide that he had a place to sleep, even though he did not. He tries to hide it from Leigh Ann, but she quickly picks up on it and offers him a bed to sleep on. Michael later reveals that he has never had a bed before, which is another form of hidden self-disclosure. As Michael and Leigh Ann’s friendship grows, he later shares with Leigh Ann that he does not like being called Big Mike. This would also fall under the hidden area of the Self-Disclosure window. As you can see Michael …show more content…

They display their love in many different ways. It first started off giving a poor kid a place to stay, but as they grow fonder of each other, they start feeding him and taking care of him. Leigh Ann even goes shopping with Michael for new clothing. Next thing you know, they adopt Michael. The family strongly encourages Michael to play football and showed to all of his games. The family hires a private tutor to make sure Michael is on top of his grades, and help pay the way for his college. Leigh Ann and the family display immense love for their adopted son and would do anything for

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