"Bambi"

Paper Summary:

The paper looks at the Disney film "Bambi" and applies the theories of Lawrence Kohlberg, Jean Piaget, Erik Erikson and Sigmund Freud to the film's portrayal of the birth of the young deer, its growing up and maturing, and the dangers and conflicts it experiences.

From the Paper:

"The movie "Bambi" takes the viewer from the birth of the young deer through all the growing up and maturing issues, and through terrible dangers and conflicts, which most humans also experience as they move along through life. After Bambi has negotiated all the dangers - including being hunted, shot at, and having his mother killed by a hunter - he and his female companion start a family of their own. They have twins in the forest, which has now become green and flourishing with plant life around all the burned out trees.
"Moral development is part of the theme of the story, albeit unless a viewer is alert and looking for morality and child development themes, he or she might view Bambi as just another Disney animated feature film. But knowing ahead of time that Bambi has moral lessons of behavior - connected with family values - one can find a connection with the theories of Kohlberg, Piaget, Erikson and Freud."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Disney, Walt. (2005). Bambi: 2-Disc Special Edition. Buena Vista Home Entertainment.Burbank, California. J4756.
• Levine, Melvin D. (1999). Developmental Variation and Learning Disorders: Second Edition.Cambridge, MA: Educators Publishing Service, Inc.
• Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary. (2007). Kohlberg's Moral Stages. Retrieved Feb. 15, 2008, from http://faculty.plts.edu/apence/html/kohlberg.htm.

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