Stupidity lingers in the minds of people who lack the audacity to achieve greater feats due to the pessimistic feelings that prevent them from accomplishing goals known by others as impossible. “Juicervose” brings the use of Disney characters towards the objective of almost curing a child’s inability to speak as he suffers from regressive autism. Ron, Cornelia, and Walter Suskind, the family of Owen learn about his connections to the music and personality of animated Disney roles with his understanding of the basis of the real world. Through rewinding The Little Mermaid to exactly one scene over and over again, the Suskinds’s realized the phrase ‘Juicervose’, the only term that Owen could mumble clearly, was alluding to the line “Just your voice” uttered by Ursula. Furthermore, Ron developed an …show more content…
Following this theory, they reasoned that was new hope for Owen and other children fighting Autism. Indeed, there was several more stories that displayed miracles alluding to successful cures for even children with severe autism, while conversely, stories of 23 year olds with autism who fully depended on caretakers. Owen himself began to regress after threats from peers against his family taunted him. Walter, his brother became worried, likewise his parents noticed irregular signs of him discarding his Disney scene recreating interest. However, catching wind of Owen’s experience at school, they realized he was afraid Walter was going to hurt the children, a characteristic that all Disney movies lacked; a hero who kills a villain. On the contrary, Owen has grown up and lives with his friends after graduating, an independent life beyond what most autistic kids can
Haddon’s portrayal of Christopher Boone moves the responder to a deeper understanding of the characteristics and challenges gained through suffering from Asperger’s syndrome and the responder is moved with empathy by the ways in which Christopher is able to overcome these difficulties, shown through Haddon’s use of first person narrative, emoticons and visual representations.
Giving others who do not suffer from autism or caregivers an insight on how the individual may be feeling and what they are going through. This book can also help numerous medical professionals such as speech-language pathologists and pediatric doctors. As Grandin stated in the book that not all sufferers act, think, and feel the same so this novel may not be beneficial to readers who are looking for information on a wide scale of individuals who suffer from the illness. She also stated that there is no cure for autism, however some medications can help with some symptoms such as depression or anxiety. What intrigued me the most about Grandin was that she never gave up and worked on her social skills. Not only did she became a spokesperson for autism, but also became a professor at Colorado State University in which both require public speaking and being comfortable in front of people.
Autism spectrum disorder and autism are both terms to describe a group of developmental disorders of the brain. These disorders are measured in varying degrees by difficulties in social interaction, communication and repetitive behaviors. There is no one type of autism, just like there is no one cause. Experts are still unsure about all the causes of autism, but it appears to be a combination of multiple circumstances. These circumstances include environmental, biological and genetic factors. In past decades, pop culture has created the belief of the possible link between autism and vaccinations, although this is not the case, why does this myth still persist in our culture?
Inside out is one of my favorite Disney movies. Disney has figured out how to appeal to all age groups the movies’ content if fun and understanding for young children yet there are jokes and comments that adults can laugh at and enjoy as well. Their movies also have several levels of life lessons and stories. In Inside Out, children learn about different emotions and influences on personality while adults learn about emotional diversity and the intertwining of emotions that creates diversified humans. This movie was developed and produced with some of the top emotional researchers and contains several psychological elements such as belongingness theory, attachment style, cohesion and several aspects of roles.
Although Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid,” published in 1837, contains many patronizing nineteenth-century attitudes towards women, a value system that at least acknowledges the legitimacy of femininity shapes the fairytale. Unfortunately, Walt Disney’s 1989 film version of “The Little Mermaid” eliminates the values that affirm femininity in the original story (Trites 145)
Communication is everywhere. We, as interactive human beings, spend the majority of our time corresponding with others to satisfy our physical, identity, social, and practical needs (Adler, Rodman, & Sevigny, 2011). Often, this is consciously done; we search our minds for the accurate linguistic means to express our experiences, and use them to communicate with those around us. However, communication is not as straightforward and effortless as we may believe. It is, in fact, often unintentional, with 65% of it occurring as a result of non-verbal cues (Matsumoto, Shibata, Seiji, Mori, & Shioe, 2010). As mentioned by Marta Dynel (2011) in a study done on nonverbal communication, “Non verbal signs and signals ... are prevalent practically in all social encounters, which entail at least two individuals, who need not even talk or consciously interact otherwise”. Examples exist in all mediums, including in the animated film ‘Up’, where one scene depicts transactional communication between a male and female character, all expressed nonverbally . The nonverbal communication in this scene, along with various other communication constructs, will be discussed.
Whilst the concept of autism and what it means to be autistic is still widely unrecognised by many, Mark Haddon’s use of conventions of prose fiction and language amplifies the distinctive qualities of the text. Haddon exemplifies key themes such as the struggle to become independent, the nature of difference and the disorder of life through the strategic placement of literary devices.
What is Autism? It’s a developmental disorder that impairs one’s ability to communicate and interact with others. Christopher Boone from the novel A Curious Incident in the Nighttime and Temple Grandin, who has become one of the top scientists in the humane livestock handling industry both fall on the high-functioning spectrum of autism. Even so, they do not display the exact same traits and behaviors. Whereas Grandin thinks in pictures and employs this unique gift for practical use, Christopher thinks in patterns and fails communicate his talents with others. However, they both speak their mind and have trouble understanding facial expressions and emotions.
Before completing the assignment of reading “Thinking in Pictures,” by Temple Grandin, I did not have much knowledge about autism. My only understanding was autism was some sort of neurological disorder that is seen similar to mentally handicapped individuals to someone with little understanding, like myself. I am very thankful to have been given an assignment like this one that gives me more knowledge of something I should already have in my line of work (though I am sure that was the whole purpose of the assignment, to educate the ignorant). I now have a better understanding of the cause, learning process and functioning of different levels of this defect.
In both Hans Christian Andersons “The Little Mermaid,” and Disney’s version of the story, the main character— a young and beautiful mermaid— waits anxiously for her fifteenth birthday to venture from her father’s underwater castle to the world above the water. As the story carries on the mermaids priorities change; her modest and selfless nature is revealed towards the end in Andersen’s version. However, Disney’s version encompasses a rather shallow ending and plot throughout. The theme found in comparing the two versions reveal that Andersen’s substance trumps Disney’s entertainment factor in fairy tales.
When a tale is told, it is repeated and reconfigured to suit our backgrounds and our name. A tale in reality, is just a memory that has already been experienced and is being shared from a different point of view (Seger 386). Walt Disney Pictures creates scenarios where the situation of which characters are placed in, reflect families of the real world. Movies like The Jungle Book: a story about a boy raised by wolves in the jungle; and Finding Nemo: a father and his son lose their wife and mother and get separated at the son’s first day at school, have story plots that follow a realistic plot that could occur in a real-life family.
There is a stigma that societies around the globe attach to autism. In different ways and to different degrees, people in many countries view autism as a source of disappointment, annoyance and shame. They may hit, scream or hurt themselves. They cause fear and discomfort and yet they look just like everyone else, making their behavior doubly suspicious to the uninformed. Catherine too, although loves her brother, is ashamed of him and his unpredictable behavior. She tells Jason that she often feels like she is "ripping in half". Part of her wants to be a "regular" person with her friends, while the other part feels responsible for David. Throughout most of the novel, Catherine refuses to entertain the idea that "regular" friendships and
Since the introduction of Disney films into our society, there has been a sea change
Many people ranging from young children all the way up to adults are familiar with the famous 1989 Disney production of the Little Mermaid directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. Most people are unaware that the movie is based on the short story. This short is called “The Little Mermaid” written by Hans Christian Andersen in 1837. When comparing the film to the short story, the film is the best version of the fairy tale. The short story has a darker theme and impractical decision making which contributes to the film’s superiority to the short story. The Disney studios helped make the movie more memorable by adding musical numbers. By doing this, it gave the movie opportunities to become musicals and plays. Not only is the film better suited for kids, but it has a more intriguing plot, fun and lovable characters, has a villain with clearer motives, and, like all Disney princess movies have, a happily ever after.
From an early age we get bombarded by fairy tales distinctly known for their images of fantasy and “happily ever after’s” in an attempt to mold our perceptions of the world and our behaviors. We are taught to distinguish between right and wrong and through these fairy tales, with their usual story lines of good triumphing over evil, a sense of hope and innocence gets etched into our psyche. Perhaps one of the most well-known and beloved fairy tales of them all, The Little Mermaid, has not only captivated the imaginations of both young and old but has been somewhat misinterpreted and recreated to from its original version by Hans Christian Andersen to become more appropriate and favored by society. Although the Disney recreation is quite more “kid friendly” and whimsical, it has however lost its essence and some of its morals; replacing them with different ideas and themes.