Many people think it is vital to surround yourself with a group of friends and to belong, especially when you are in high school. After watching the pilot episode of Freaks and Geeks, it is evident there are several great examples of interpersonal communication, as well as numerous types of friendships. These varying relationship examples will be discussed. First off, is a look at a few of Lindsay Weir’s friendships. From this episode, it can be concluded that Lindsay and Millie previously had a stabilized friendship. The girls were in the mathletes together, and Millie even has a nickname for her, “Linds”. This is an example of emotional closeness. Throughout the episode, there were multiple examples of Millie showing concern for Lindsay. …show more content…
Rosso. Their friendship is a role-limited interaction. Their interaction is clearly awkward when he is trying to approach her about what is going on in her life. He asks if she is having problems at home, or if a boy may be causing her weird behavior. She replies no, and her body language makes it look like she would rather be anywhere else. Things continue to become more awkward when he tells her he is, “no longer Mr. Rosso, the guidance counselor, but Jeff, a friend who cares”. Lindsay’s face looks rather skeptical. She replies with, “Jeff, I’ve never felt better in my life”. From her body language and facial expression, it is easy to conclude that she is lying. It is completely understandable for her not to want to talk to Mr. Rosso about her problems. Their friendship is not on the level of emotional closeness for her to spill her feelings. Lindsay 's friendships are being faced with the obstacle of self-protection. Lindsay is afraid to share the emotional pain she is feeling from her grandmother’s death. It explains why she is becoming distant with Millie, and why she will not open up to Mr, Rosso. This is the root of her issues with both of these relationships and is possibly affecting others as
Erikson’s Stages of Development was seen most widely in Freaks and Geeks. Whenever there is a mix of freshmen age children in with older adolescents, there is always that awkward stage. When I was in the 9th grade, the school system I was in was still utilizing the junior high school and we would not enter high school until the ninth grade. The year that Freaks and Geeks was to take place, I myself was in the 9th grade, so I sympathized with the show somewhat. Sam and Rory from Gilmore Girls had trust from their mothers, where on the other hand, Danny from geeks and Lane, from Gilmore, dealt with mistrust because of how their mothers were. Danny’s mother expected him to drop everything and get what she needed, even if that meant missing school, and Lane’s mother did not allow her to
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The stereotypical girls in highschool can either be very negative or positive when it comes to engaging with interpersonal communications. To display various examples of interpersonal relationships, there is a movie called Mean Girls. The movie demonstrates how a group of girls in a public high school survive their way through life with gossip as one of their sources of communication. The main characters involved in this movie are Cady Heron, Regina George, Gretchen Wieners, and Karen Smith. These girls are known as, “The Plastics,” the most popular girls in the school. However, Cady was not one of them, she only hung out with them to sabotage them because they would bully Janis Ian, the first friend Cady made since she moved to that school.
Lindsey is the main character of the show and she is currently struggling with understanding who she is. She constantly tries to fit in with the “freak” crowd which consists of the likes of Daniel and Kim Kelly. Lindsey wants to assimilate into their social group, but sometimes she still finds herself drawn back to her family and her old friend Millie. Right now, Lindsey is struggling with the idea of the self. We
The emotional symbiosis between George and Lennie helps each man. Lennie’s attachment to George is most strongly visible when Crooks suggests George is not coming back. Lennie is almost moved to hysterics and his fear does not quickly abate. George prefers to feign dislike for Lennie to Lennie’s face: “I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn’t have you on my tail” (7). When pressed, George reveals his true feelings for Lennie. “I want you to stay with me Lennie” (13). They stay together because “It’s a lot easier to go around with a guy you know” (35). Both men need and value their strong emotional relationship.
There are many types of friendships good ones and bad ones. For example in the novela “Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck George and Lennie are the main characters of this novela. George and Lennie face many obstacles throughout their journey. George helped Lennie and lead him throughout this journey. George is a good friend towards Lennie in my opinion because he does so much for him.
He has talked about how he and a female named Carla were the only “friends” of Len. I think Cameron hung out with Len so often because he didn’t really like others either but Cameron seems to know more about the world and have a more stable mentality about the world than Len had. For example Len had made Cameron and Carla go out to a shooting range with him and hung up six orange bags as targets. He instructed them to not look into the bags, knowing that something was up after shooting five bags. “ I asked Len what was in the bag and he said not to worry about it, that they were just targets. Carla must of had a bad feeling about it too. When we found the last target, she went right up to it. She must have been ten, no, five feet away and Len shot it. She didn’t even stop. She took it down and opened it up. Then she came back and walked right past us to the car. Turtles. The kind you buy in the pet store. There were four turtles in the bag. Carla was pissed.” This made Len get mad at Carla because she decided to not be friends with him anymore, so to get back at Carla, Len decided to leak out information to the school, saying that she was molested. This made Cameron even more mad at Len, but he still goes back to being friends with him. I don’t really understand any of the characters in the book, or their thought processes when they do things. Like
This classic love story describes how people can change once they interact with other people. Moreover, this is an example of how human beings in general need interaction to be normal functioning citizens of society. Having relationships, can make a person feel better about him and can possibly revolutionize or emerge a personality that was quiescent due to lack of interaction. This video demonstrates many facets of interpersonal communication.
As people grow, a variety of relationships develop over time. Relationships with family, friends, and romantic partners are such examples of these diverse ties. Friendships in particular are affected by the following: the level of interaction involved, how communication between two friends is established, and contact, if they exist, between multiple circles of friends through one person. Some examples of these are friendship expectations, the stages of childhood friendship, and the stages of adult friendship.
Lennie and George’s companionship meet and transcend all the needed requirements. They are a textbook example of loyal friends. They, together, are like peanut butter and jelly in a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Lennie gives George someone to talk to and someone to keep him on track. George gives Lennie insight on the world and someone that will respect him even though he isn’t intelligent. They, more importantly, give each other something to live for. If George wouldn’t have met Lennie he would be a drunk in a whorehouse dying of cirrhosis. If Lennie didn’t meet George he would of died soon after his aunt did, because he would either have got himself in a bind with no one to help him or he would of simply wondered off and died of loneliness.
This short story is told in the Third person limited omniscient point of view through eyes of Lenore. This point of view is significant in uncovering the complexities of Lenore’s character. If it were told through the eyes of George, the reader would then believe Lenore to be actually a “simple” woman. However because it is told through Lenore we understand how she is truly feeling about this situation; “Lenore feels that she is like Julie: Julie’s face doesn’t betray emotion, even when she is interested, even when she deeply cares.” (Beattie 37) This lets the reader know that Lenore does care what is going on with George and Sarah and all of the other girls he brings home. That even though she does not show it or talk about it out loud. That she deeply cares what is going on and does not appreciate how George is acting in front of her.
Describe gender differences in adolescent friendships. Describe the functions that cliques and crowds serve, and explain the factors that cause the importance of crowds to decline over time. Summarize research on peer conformity, noting factors related to peer pressure.
"Interpersonal attraction refers to positive feelings about another person. It can take many forms, including liking, love, friendship, lust, and admiration" (spark notes). Sometimes these kinds of relationships can happen between individuals that people meet throughout their daily lives. For any relationship to exist or last,last there has to be effective communication. Communication is a major factor used to either build up or tear down interpersonal relationships. Also, having effective listening skills helps the relationship become stronger. In the movie, 50 First Dates, there are many instances where interpersonal relationships are illustrated. This paper will discuss the different types of interpersonal relationships that are found in the movie, as well as how important communication is in a relationship to keep that bond strong and last.
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Growing up in school you have your friends in 1st, then in Jr. High, and then when you get to high school you might not even know or see your friends from 1st grade anymore. For the few people who’s had a friend from 1st grade till college I think that someone they need to hold on to because if they stuck with you through all them year I know they’re there for the right reason and there not just there for a season. As Elizabeth Dunphy says, “It’s the little things that matter, that add up in the end, with the priceless thrilling magic found only in a friend.”