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"Fear" ( James Foley )
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"Fear" ( James Foley )
Analyzes the 1996 film's young protagonist & her relationship with an abusive boyfriend in context of Erik Erikson's development theory.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages) |
5 sources |
1999
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"In the film Fear (Foley, 1996), a young high-school girl, Nicole, becomes involved in an abusive relationship with a young man whose dangerous nature may attract her in some degree before it is revealed to be as violent and homicidal as it truly is. Such relationships are not uncommon--just as spousal abuse is a major problem for adults, so is that kind of abuse mirrored in adolescent relationships in which young males trying to develop their sense of power may do so in the wrong way, using their girl friends as targets for their anger and their ego. The girls for their part may be acting out social roles they have seen elsewhere, perhaps in their parents, perhaps in media depictions, and perhaps in others in their class. The film depicts the way this relationship develops in a context of adolescence that reflects the nature of that time of life and the vulnerabilities.."More papers on "Fear" ( James Foley ):
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"Fear" ( James Foley ) (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Fear-James-Foley/13835
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