Similarities Between Harold And Maude

In the film, Harold and Maude, many psychological concepts are used to develop the characters. Harold, a young man who is obsessed with suicide and the attention death receives, displays many interesting psychological concepts in his character. On the other end of the spectrum, Maude, Harold’s 80-year-old eccentric grandmother, displays another set of psychological traits that differs slightly from Harold’s. Together, the characters continue to exhibit more psychological concepts, some of which are linked to developmental psychology. Throughout the film, Harold tries on several different identities that eventually lead him to choose his final identity. An identity is a person’s sense of self. As Harold starts to spend time with Maude, he starts to take on a different identity. With Maude, he is no longer the suicidal man that everyone else knew; he is perceived to be smart and curious. Harold learns to play the banjo and even displays moments of happiness and freedom with Maude, while in the presence of others, he is violent and sinister. At the end of the film, Harold is shown on the top of a cliff, after sending his car off of it, where the audience gets to see the blending of these two identities. Once again, he had faked a suicide, but he had his banjo in

The psychological concept that she displays is her ability to form close relationships, or intimacy. As the film progresses, Maude shows a growing affection for Harold, and vice versa. However, Maude shows an enduring affection for many things, whether it be in the past or the present. Her overall intimacy for the world is strong, and she shows it very clearly throughout the movie. Her identity, the tool that allows her to form intimate relationships, is something that she is familiar with, unlike Harold who was developing his own. She was able to help Harold in creating his identity through their intimate bond because she had found her