After watching the movie “What’s eating Gilbert Grape” it focuses more on Gilbert Grape than any other characters in the movie. Gilbert Grape is a young man who resides in a small community called Endora. Gilbert at the beginning of the movie states “Describing Endora is like dancing to no music”. Gilbert’s youngest brother Arnie is soon to be 18 years old and has a developmental disability that never was disclosed in the movie. Furthermore, Bonnie Gilbert’s mother has been locked in her own home since her husband committed suicide seven years ago. Moreover, Bonnie is at the stage of stagnation. She is over-weighted and doesn’t think of doing anything for herself or for any of her children. Therefore, leaving Gilbert with the full responsibility of caring for his family especially Arnie.
Generally, after watching the movie I can say that Gilbert is at the fifth stage identity versus identity confusion. Erikson as (cited in Newman & Newman 2012), states “A person’s assessment of the importance of certain content areas in relation to others influences the use of resources, the direction of certain decisions, and the kinds of experiences that may be perceived as most personally rewarding or threatening” (PP. 413). Therefore, during adolescence years, individual are challenged in finding out who they are, what they are all about, and where they see themselves in the future. Moreover, struggling to support his dysfunctional family, Gilbert finds it hard to find his personal identity. Because of the pressure of supporting his family and watching over Arnie, Gilbert lacks a social life. When Gilbert tries to have a social life something negative always happens to Arnie. For example, when Gilbert begins to talk to Becky, Arnie once ...
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... J. (2011) “Cognitive behavior therapy enables client and therapist to work on cycles of thought and behavior that perpetuate low mood” (Pp. 1). Finally, the Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy will aid the family to understand the traumatizing stress they have endured. According to Cohen & Mannarino (2008) “Children may develop different problems in response to traumatic exposure” (Pp. 1).
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The Grapes are a family living in a rural and economically depressed community. The members of the Grape family presently residing in the familial home consists of biological birth mother Bonnie Grape, who is unemployed and 54 years of age. Amy Grape, the eldest child, Unemployed and currently 34 years of age. Gilbert Grape, the eldest male sibling who is employed at a local grocery store and is currently 24, years of age. Arnie Grape is Gilbert’s younger brother and is presently turning 18 years of age. Arnie reaching his 18th birthday is considered to be somewhat of a triumph by the Grape family, as Arnie suffers from a debilitating medical condition that has not only kept him from achieving age appropriate developmental milestones but also threatens to shorten his life expectancy considerably. The youngest sibling Ellen Grape is currently employed at a local ice cream parlor and is 16 years of age.
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What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (Hallström et al, 1993) is an emotional movie about a family who lives in a small town. Gilbert takes care of his younger brother, Arnie, who is mentally challenged. Gilbert’s mother, Bonnie, is obese; so his older sister, Amy, has taken over caring for the house and his younger sister, Ellen. Gilbert has a few friends in town, but things start to change when a new girl named Becky arrives.
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape is a film focused on Gilbert Grape, a young adult who lives in the small town of Endora, Iowa. Gilbert, a son and a brother, lives in a family of five in a small run-down house built by his father. His mother, Bonnie, has grown morbidly obese after the suicide of her husband 7 years ago and she has not stepped out of the house since. Since his mother lacks the ability to physically move around, Gilbert is left with the responsibility of taking care of his younger brother Arnie, who is mentally retarded, and his two sisters Amy and Ellen. While Gilbert works at a small grocery store to support his dysfunctional family, he leads an empty life. He holds a love affair with Betty Carver, a woman twice his age whom he no longer seems interested in.
In the film "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" directed by Lasse Hallstrom in 1993, one of the main ideas is that of struggle and hardship. This idea is significant to the film because it relates to each character in a different way, making the storyline more interesting. Three different techniques used by Lasse Hallstrom to illustrate the idea of struggle and hardship include Gilberts voice over, the extra close-ups of Bonnie as she climbs the stairs and the double up of dialogue, where Mrs Carver is talking to Gilbert, and Mr Carver is heard tying to entertain their children in background.
Osofsky, Joy D. “Parenting After Traumatic Events: Ways to Support Children.” Psych Central. 30 Jan 2013. Web. 12 Dec 2013.
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