Accidental Path Of Unhappiness
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Running head: CRITICAL/ANALYTICAL RESPONSE TO TEXT
CRITICAL/ANALYTICAL RESPONSE TO TEXT
Name of the student:
Name of the university:
Author note:
CRITICAL/ANALYTICAL RESPONSE TO TEXT
Name of the student:
Name of the university:
Author note:
CRITICAL/ANALYTICAL RESPONSE TO TEXT2
How individual pursue happiness:
Individuals often pursue their happiness by means of disregarding the expectations of the
family as well as society. On the other hand, some of the individuals compromise happiness by
echoing similar actions (Wong, Gong and Fung 2020). Therefore, when individuals seek to fulfill
their personal desire, they often become subject to an accidental path of unhappiness whereas
some of the individuals jeopardize their happiness in order to meet the expectations of family
members and society (Uchida and Oishi 2016). By disregarding expectations, individuals may
easily seek their happiness by gaining an understanding of their potentials. The accurate
demonstration of such action was observed in the movie dead poet society, especially the
character Todd Anderson. Todd Anderson is arguably the most dynamic character of the dead
poet society who appeared to be an extremely shy, quiet and reserved boy and eventually
evolved into a young man who stands up for his true aspiration (Weir 1989). Todd Anderson
began his senior year of high school at the Welton academy and became an excellent example of
the performance anxiety. Peter Weir excellently highlighted the expectation of the family and
society in this context exhibited through the elder brother of Todd Jeffery who was a famous
student (Weir 1989). Todd experience discomfort and anxiety to meet the expectation of his
parents as his parents forced him to live up to the legacy of the brother. Peter Weir altered the
dynamics of the character through the changing perception of happiness. While pressure to
follow the expectations may influence the individuals for compromising their happiness, some of
individuals seek their happiness by refusing to live up to the expectations. This is evident in the
narration when Todd said, “ I am not like you alright? You say things and people listen. I am
not like that? (Weir 1989)“
How individual pursue happiness:
Individuals often pursue their happiness by means of disregarding the expectations of the
family as well as society. On the other hand, some of the individuals compromise happiness by
echoing similar actions (Wong, Gong and Fung 2020). Therefore, when individuals seek to fulfill
their personal desire, they often become subject to an accidental path of unhappiness whereas
some of the individuals jeopardize their happiness in order to meet the expectations of family
members and society (Uchida and Oishi 2016). By disregarding expectations, individuals may
easily seek their happiness by gaining an understanding of their potentials. The accurate
demonstration of such action was observed in the movie dead poet society, especially the
character Todd Anderson. Todd Anderson is arguably the most dynamic character of the dead
poet society who appeared to be an extremely shy, quiet and reserved boy and eventually
evolved into a young man who stands up for his true aspiration (Weir 1989). Todd Anderson
began his senior year of high school at the Welton academy and became an excellent example of
the performance anxiety. Peter Weir excellently highlighted the expectation of the family and
society in this context exhibited through the elder brother of Todd Jeffery who was a famous
student (Weir 1989). Todd experience discomfort and anxiety to meet the expectation of his
parents as his parents forced him to live up to the legacy of the brother. Peter Weir altered the
dynamics of the character through the changing perception of happiness. While pressure to
follow the expectations may influence the individuals for compromising their happiness, some of
individuals seek their happiness by refusing to live up to the expectations. This is evident in the
narration when Todd said, “ I am not like you alright? You say things and people listen. I am
not like that? (Weir 1989)“
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