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Effects Of Regarding Henry

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Regarding Henry directed by Mike Nichols, is a film about a lawyer, Henry Turner, who gets shot in the head and develops a serious brain injury and becomes a new person because of it. Before the injury, Henry was a jerk and was often subsumed in his job. The id often took control of his actions. The id, in psychology, is describes as the reservoir of the instinctual and biological urges. The id also is known to operate on the “pleasure principle”, meaning if you want something, the id will urge you to do whatever you have to do to get it. In the beginning of the movie, Henry was rude to his daughter and caused a fight. His wife, Sarah, told him to go and apologize to her, but when Henry did this, he was very hesitant and did not take responsibility for being rude to …show more content…

He acted immature and blames the fight on her. Another example of the id having negative effects is in the Matthews court case. Henry withheld information and lied in court which is a prime example of the id displaying itself in a negitive manner. On the other hand, the id can also have a positive effect. After Henry's brain injury, his mind was still stuck in the adolescent phase. At one point in the movie, Henry stuck a substantial amount of cash into his pocket and went on a shopping excursion. He bought a puppy and brought him home. His daughter was very exuberant because she had been asking for a dog for a long time. Another example of the id having positive effects is when Henry was holding Sarahs hand in public. Before his surgery, Henry did not like showing any sort of affection in public; but now, after the surgery, he and Sarah went to the park and were holding hands, hugging, and kissing. This is a positive effect because it shows that Henry changed and bettered himself by expressing what he feels, compared to before the surgery, when he omitted his

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He realizes that not all death row prisoners are vicious and evil and starts to think in a new light. The reader feels empathy for Henry and can also imagine themselves in Stevenson's shoes. Many people build these stereotypes without realizing and these preconceived notions are almost always incorrect or off in some aspect. Henry is a person who did a terrible thing but he is just as human as anyone else. Just as human as Stevenson and just as human as the reader.

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Sigmund Freud’s ego theory describes the id as the seat of our impulses, a desire so strong that it must be satisfied. In the novel “Lord of the Flies,” Jack resembles the id ego in a variety of ways. Throughout the story, Jack becomes more and more interested in hunting, to the point where he needs to hunt. He becomes more focused on killing and hurting and less focused on the idea of survival; he wants to be at the top of the chain. He kills because he wants to and is able to, not because he has to.

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As for disadvantages, there are not many to note from the character change of Henry. The character change does not prove to have many bad things that come from it, mainly because all the bad things happened before the

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Henry has both triumphs and defeats which serves to add layers to his complex character. Conflict plagues him throughout every moment in the story, and it follows him through his progression as a soldier in the Civil War and as a person. Quite possibly the most glaring demonstration of conflict from the very beginning of the novel is Man versus Man conflict. It’s difficult to place a story in one of the most famous wars fought in American history without the violence and brutality that comes along with it. The type of conflict used in this novel to add depth and complexity to the story as well as the character of Henry Fleming is Man versus Self.

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