analyze the character, Gil, who is in his Middle Adulthood stage. Discuss whether Gil exhibits “generativity or stagnation”, Erikson’s developmental task for this age. Make sure you back up your decision with evidence from the movie. Also discuss how Gil is confronting and working through issues about his career, his family, his marriage and generally his household? (see Chapters 13 and 14 in textbook)
❖ analyze Frank Buckman. Discuss the changes you see in the character Frank Buckman (Gil’s father) throughout the movie from Early Adulthood through Late Adulthood. Interpret the changes we see in Frank using Erikson’s Psychosocial crises in Early Adulthood, Middle Adulthood, and Late Adulthood providing examples of each stage from the movie (15 pts)
❖ Choose one other character from either the Adolescent or one of the Childhood stages of Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory of Development. Discuss which of Erikson’s psychosocial crisis and issues specific to this character’s stage. In what ways do the life and behavior or thoughts of this character relate to our text’s discussion on this stage?
