Film Analysis Prewriting

Organizer for Film Proposal: Listing

v  Film: How the Grinch Stole Christmas

v  Approach: Shame theory

v  Scene: When the Grinch is a child in school

v  Impact of shame when a child becomes and adolescent: The Grinch has a shameful experiences when he is growing up, which has a big impact on him when he is an adult.

v  A major shame event involves exposure: The Grinch’s shameful experience was in front of his entire class.

v  Shame is a survival trait: The Grinch has the shameful experience when he tries to conform to society.

v  Shame is the head of family emotions: The Grinch feels guilt, humiliation, embarrassment, mortification

v  The Grinch used the script attack other when he takes his anger out on his classmates when he is made fun of.

v  The Grinch also used the withdrawal script because he isolates himself from the rest of his town because he was embarrassed as a child.

Items in order:

 Approach: Shame theory

ü  Film: How the Grinch Stole Christmas

ü  Scene: When the Grinch is a child in school

ü  A major shame event involves exposure: The Grinch’s shameful experience was in front of his entire class.

ü  Shame is a survival trait: The Grinch has the shameful experience when he tries to conform to society.

ü  Shame is the head of family emotions: The Grinch feels guilt, humiliation, embarrassment, mortification

ü  Impact of shame when a child becomes and adolescent: The Grinch has a shameful experiences when he is growing up, which has a big impact on him when he is an adult.

ü  The Grinch used the script attack other when he takes his anger out on his classmates when he is made fun of.

ü  The Grinch also used the withdrawal script because he isolates himself from the rest of his town because he was embarrassed as a child.