Essay on Erikson and the Wild Strawberries - 1729 Words

Erikson and the Wild Strawberries In the Life Cycle Completed by Erik H. Erikson, Erikson talks about the stages in life those stages range from infancy to elderly age. The stages are basic trust vs. basic mistrust, autonomy vs. shame and doubt, initiative vs. guilt, industry vs. inferiority, identity vs. identity confusion, intimacy vs. isolation, generatively vs. stagnation, and finally integrity vs. despair. In Wild Strawberries the character Isak Borg goes through all the stages that Erikson talk about in his book Life Cycle Completed and you get a visual understanding of what Erikson means about the stages. The first stage Borg goes through is integrity vs. despair, which is when he has a bad nightmare. In the nightmare, Borg is†¦show more content†¦stagnation, which is because the couple’s relationship has stagnated and has not advanced. In the sixth scene is at the gas station, and the attended knows Borg from being his wife’s doctor for a long time. Bor g and the attendant talk about how the attendant’s parents are doing and his wife is pregnant with a baby girl. Borg starts to pay for his gas the attendant tells Borg not to worry about it, that it was on him. Borg again tries to pay for the gas and the attendant tells him something’s cannot be paid off, even with gas. In this, we see intimacy vs. isolation because the attendant’s family is friends with Borg and they all care about him. The seventh scene Borg is in a very good mood. He talks and laughs with Marianna, the brothers got into a discussion about god and death. The brothers ask Borg for his opinion and he told them that he did not want to talk about it. Borg started reciting a poem when he could not remember the rest Marianna helped him finish it. Then he tell the children he wants to see his mother. You see in this scene the stage of generatively because he shows he cares a lot about the children. In the eighth scene, Borg’s mother thought th at, Marianna was his wife and his mother did not like Marianna because she had caused too much trouble between him and his mother. Borg then explained that Marianna was his son’s wife. Borg’s mother started telling Marianna that she had tenShow MoreRelatedAn Introduction to Hydrophonics and Controlled Environment Agriculture40110 Words   |  161 Pagesand because access to greenhouses can be monitored/controlled, food safety and security is enhanced. 1-7 *Hydroponics at the South Pole – One unusual adaptation of this is the use of hydroponic systems for the growing of tomatoes, lettuce, strawberries, etc., at the scientific research stations in Antarctica. Well lit â€Å"growth chambers† have been constructed at several Antarctic stations that provided not only fresh fruits and vegetables, but also a place for workers to experience humidity, green