Analysis of Good Will Hunting
Abstract
This paper will discuss this student's perception, study and analysis of the character Will Hunting, in the movie Good Will Hunting. (Affleck and Damon, 1997) It will share the results and conclusions about the character of Will Hunting reached by this author, citing the methods and theories used to reach said results and conclusions. The report will provide a brief overview of the character, a cultural description of the character, discuss the character's personality development from each personality theory's point of view and include socio-cultural influences, learning history influences, bio-genetic influences as well as explain the author's impressions of the main character, Will Hunting in Good Will Hunting, and why, finally, Will Hunting does indeed begin to think of himself as Good Will Hunting.
Personal Portrait: Will Hunting
Will Hunting - Overview
Will Hunting, at first glance, seems to be such an ordinary person, such an affable guy in the movie Good Will Hunting that at first, one wonders why he merited a character study. However, the movie Good Will Hunting proves the old adage of you cannot judge a book by its cover.
Will Hunting seems to be a stereotypical Southie, as those who come from South Boston are called. Will Hunting seemed to have all the Boston toughness, and he had friends however, he did not give of himself in any gift of friendship. The only relation Will Hunting has to the stereotypical Southie is that he distrusts outsiders, he really does not have any hope or wish to leave South Boston, and he has the habits of all his South Boston friends. He is still friends with the people he grew up with, and seems to share their views on everything, either by laughing at comments they make - such as jokes Chuckie makes at the expense of Morgan to even agreeing with Morgan's racist comment about "that fuckin Guinea" at the ballgame. However, this is all how Will Hunting seems, and not how he truly is inside.
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This paper will discuss this student's perception, study and analysis of the character Will Hunting, in the movie Good Will Hunting. (Affleck and Damon, 1997) It will share the results and conclusions about the character of Will Hunting reached by this author, citing the methods and theories used to reach said results and conclusions. The report will provide a brief overview of the character, a cultural description of the character, discuss the character's personality development from each personality theory's point of view and include socio-cultural influences, learning history influences, bio-genetic influences as well as explain the author's impressions of the main character, Will Hunting in Good Will Hunting, and why, finally, Will Hunting does indeed begin to think of himself as Good Will Hunting.
Personal Portrait: Will Hunting
Will Hunting - Overview
Will Hunting, at first glance, seems to be such an ordinary person, such an affable guy in the movie Good Will Hunting that at first, one wonders why he merited a character study. However, the movie Good Will Hunting proves the old adage of you cannot judge a book by its cover.
Will Hunting seems to be a stereotypical Southie, as those who come from South Boston are called. Will Hunting seemed to have all the Boston toughness, and he had friends however, he did not give of himself in any gift of friendship. The only relation Will Hunting has to the stereotypical Southie is that he distrusts outsiders, he really does not have any hope or wish to leave South Boston, and he has the habits of all his South Boston friends. He is still friends with the people he grew up with, and seems to share their views on everything, either by laughing at comments they make - such as jokes Chuckie makes at the expense of Morgan to even agreeing with Morgan's racist comment about "that fuckin Guinea" at the ballgame. However, this is all how Will Hunting seems, and not how he truly is inside.
We catch
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