Juno, is a comedy drama film that was released on September 1, 2007. This film is about a teenager named Juno MacGuff who gets pregnant at a young age (16). As most teenage pregnancies are, this was unexpected. A one night stand with her best friend/crush, Paulie Bleaker, turned into one of the biggest obstacles in her life. The main character, Juno, not only struggles with the pregnancy, but also the emotional stress of being an adolescences. In this movie, the relationship between Juno and her parents is secure. They seem to get along well, not many fights, but there is a problem. Even though, Juno’s parents are good parents, they don’t appear to be as involved in her life as they should be. A theory that relates to this problem is Parental …show more content…
Towards the end of the film, there was a specific scene in the movie when Juno was talking to her father. In this scene, Juno talks about wondering “…if people ever stay together for good…..like people in love…”. (Novick & Reitman, 2007). This is connected with the theory because what Ecological system theory talks about is how a person’s development can be influenced within a complex system of relationships that is affected by multiple levels of their environment (Berk, 2014). From the movie, one thing that Juno wants for her child is a stable childhood with two parents. The reason is that when Juno was 5 years old her mother left her and her father to be with another man in Arizona. Thus, Juno grew up in a single parent household. When Juno’s mother left, it impacted her greatly. In the movie she say, “…thanks a heap, Coyote Ugly. This cactus-gram stings even worse than your abandonment.” (Novick &Reitman, 2007). She feels resentful towards her mother for leaving. Another connection is about the couple who are adopting her child, Mark and Vanessa Loring. When Juno meets them, they seem to be the “perfect couple”. They balanced each other out, they live in a good neighborhood, seem to be happy and loving. However, as the film goes on Juno discovers that the adopting father, Mark, planes on leaving his wife and the cycle continues. It makes you think what would happen …show more content…
Most people would be ashamed or embarrassed if people called them that. However, Juno seems to be comfortable in her own skin. Then the baby came along. The theory that’s connected to this is Erickson’s: Identity vs. Role Confusion. Identity vs. Role Confusion is defined as a psychological conflict during adolescence (Berk, 2014). During this stage teenagers are trying to find themselves. As Ms. Jones said they are having an “identity crisis”. (Jones, 2014). Juno knows who she is, but then there are times when she has experienced role confusion. Examples are: her pregnancy, relationship with Paulie Bleaker, the baby’s father and the adoption parent’s separation. As the film is ending, you see Juno making big decisions. For example, her pregnancy. In the beginning, Juno did not know what to do with the baby. First, she was going to have an abortion, but then changed her mind after talking with her classmate, who was protesting in front of the clinic. So, she does the alternative; adoption. Second, she finds the “ideal couple”, but then they turn out not to be. However, throughout the film, Juno seems to be improving, but she still tries to be different from everybody else. The main influence for Juno is her baby. During, her role confusions Juno was thinking about what was best for the baby other than what was best for her. Juno’s self-concept of being an outcast and being considered a freak