Shrek Social Psychology

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Shrek is a famous character in the animated movie that most of the young people know it because of his special appearance. He has a huge body with two strange ears. But the most conspicuous look is his green body. In the movie, Shrek’s solitude is shattered by an invasion done by the evil Lord Farquaad. In order to save his home, Shrek consults with Farquaad and reluctantly promised to rescue Princess Fiona to be Farquaad’s bride. Moreover, there is a lot of plots that can reflect Shrek’s personality.
The psychoanalytic theory of personality explains the conflict between human drives and the social pressures. However, there is a conflict between Shrek and the society. Shrek is a huge ogre with green skin that people seen him as a monster who …show more content…

Although Shrek is always alone and isolated, he finally realizes the love of the world. On his way to rescue the princess, he met a donkey. The donkey helps Shrek when he needed and always encourages Shrek when he felt lonely and disappointed. Over time, Shrek becomes friendly to others and wants to change himself into a contributing person. Also, Shrek falls in love with Princess Fiona when he first sees her. Although he understands it is impossible for him to marry a princess, he tries his best to improve himself into a better person. Finally, Princess Fiona happily gets married to her true lover, …show more content…

Shrek is definitely neurotic. He is aggressive and impulsive when he noticed that he has no home to return to. He is excitable when he found that the princess promise to be married to Lord Farquaad and always avoid seeing him at night. Another trait of Shrek is the leadership. Although he does not have any friends, he helps others at any time. Once upon a time, Shrek and his friend Donky came to a lave bridge. But Donkey was afraid of the lava and fear to across this bridge. However, Shrek lead Donkey across the bridge safely and encouraged him that the bridge is secure and they will never get hurt. On the other hand, he has his own strategies to fight with the villains on the way to rescue the princess. He has enough courage to overcome the difficulties and is the true hero in everyone’s

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