Marie Delcy. R. Jimenez

Joker 2019 Background of the Character Arthur Fleck, lives with his sick mother named Penny Fleck in the City of Gotham. He takes pride in the fact that he is indeed a good person as well as his mother validates him as one and that his purpose in life is to put a smile on people’s faces in the cold, harsh world we live in. He has a job as a clown to entertain the children and his dream is becoming a stand-up comedian. Arthur grows up to please other people; or someone whose life revolves around serving others and make people happy, particularly his mother, while disregarding his own needs. Character’s Personality • Pseudobulbar affect – a rare condition consisting of uncontrollable laugher or crying, and possibly a psychotic illness, evidenced by his apparent hallucinations about the subject of his affections • Psychopathy - he feels no empathy for the victims of his violence • Narcissism - crave attention and adulation by any means necessary Character Analysis Arthur's clown face symbolizes the persona; the false self that we show the environment, while the uncontrollable laughs can be considered the manifestations of an utterly densed shadow, that Arthur is unaware of. After all, he sees himself as a good person. HE WASN'T AWARE OF IT IN THE FIRST PLACE, THE MONSTER INSIDE HIM WAS ABLE TO GROW BEYOND HIS CONTROL WHEN IT COMES OUT AS THE JOKER. Tho he has an awareness to his self (in transition): "through my whole life, I didn't know if I even really existed" References: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wCYi3EbNnA https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/as-a-psychiatrist-i-was-blown-away-by-the-latestjoker--p5340p.html https://www.insider.com/what-joker-gets-wrong-about-mental-illness-2019-10 Joe of YOU Background of the Character Joe Goldberg, a former bookstore manager at Mooney's who stalks and dates Beck in the first season. In the second season, he goes by the name Will Bettelheim and dates Love and works as a bookstore clerk at Anavrin. He falls in love with random women, narrates his own thoughts as he stalks them and isolates them from their friends, and literally builds a glass box to contain his victims, who he sometimes kills. Character’s Personality • Antisocial personality disorder - manipulating others to get what they want or violating another's privacy • Narcissistic personality disorder - have an inflated sense of self-importance and lack of empathy for others, which are typically mechanisms used to mask their low self-esteem, according to the Mayo Clinic  In some ways, Goldberg embodies both conditions because he's constantly violent when he believes a person has wronged him, a common justification people with both illnesses make for their behavior. For example, in season 1 of "You," Goldberg hit a man named Benji, his love interest Beck's boyfriend, over the head with a mallet, locked him in a glass box, and killed Benji a few days later. Later in the season, Goldberg also killed Beck's best friend Peach because he didn't like how Beck and Peach's relationship interfered with his and Beck's relationship. Analysis of the Character  Having “love addiction” • “if in love, will do everything for her” References: https://www.insider.com/is-joe-from-you-psychopath-mental-health-experts-say-no-2020-1 Riley of Inside Out Background of the Character a major character in the 2015 Disney/Pixar animated film, Inside Out. She is an 11 (later 12) year old girl in 6th grade who loves ice hockey. She was uprooted from her happy and simple life in Minnesota and taken to San Francisco, California, where she experiences various changes in her life. Her emotions (Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust, and Anger) help her through this tough time, ensuring her well-being. Character’s Personality • Borderline Personality Disorder – the sudden change of Riley’s emotions; • Schizotypal Personality Disorder – difficulty in making close relationships • Antisocial Personality Disorder - behave aggressively and get into fights easily; put yourself in dangerous or risky situations, often without considering the consequences for yourself or for other people • Paranoid Personality Disorder - watch others closely, looking for signs of betrayal or hostility Analysis of the Character Riley was helped by her emotions namely Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust during her tough times as well as her well-being. The conflict in her personality was caused by the absence of some of her emotions in facing her daily obstacles. Because of this, the absence of Joy and Sadness made the other emotions relevant. The character has shown that each emotions has importance to the person itself unblocking the appearance of one’s emotion that is linked to cognitive development. Steps the Character could take to improve him/himself (thereby possibly changing the story itself) • Remove the characters representing Joy, Anger, Disgust, Fear and Sadness. In this way, there will be no emotional conflicts toward Riley because the absence of one would be equal to the superiority of the others-in which would produce emotional conflicts. • Riley should have her own way of controlling her feelings/emotions References: https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Riley_Andersen https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/personalitydisorders/types-of-personality-disorder/#.Xh6HsMgzbIU Nobita of Doraemon Background of the Character a fifth grader, the only child of his parents and the co-protagonist. He wears glasses, a red or yellow polo shirt with a white collar, and blue or black shorts. Nobita is usually foolish, uncoordinated, lazy, dimwitted, weak, frail, childish and bad at sports. He dislikes books and possesses basic scientific knowledge, being unable to understand concepts such as the definition of an eclipse. He envies Dekisugi, who is good at everything and admired by Shizuka. He often takes any chance to get a nap and favors gadgets that give him extra time or do work for him, and is thus known as 'The Lazy King'. Whenever he possesses Doraemon's gadgets, he shows them off to Shizuka but not to Suneo and Gian Character’s Personality • Dependent Personality Disorder • Obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) Analysis of the Character Nobita possess different negative character traits like a child. His developing traits caused by the presence of Doraemon, who was created to provide help for nobita includes honesty, kindness, friendliness, concerned, intelligence, and creativity. Reference: https://doraemon.fandom.com/wiki/Nobita_Nobi