Movie Analysis Mean Girls Kady - 1779 Words

Mean girls is a movie about a teenage girl going into public school as a junior in high school for the first time, after being homeschooled for her entire life up until. She is discovering herself and where she wants to fit in with her peers. She is pulled many times to the middle of ongoing rivalries and trying to make the decision as to what side she wants to take in the rivalry and what peer group she wants to be part of, the groups that interest her and the groups she is already knowledgeable about. It is hard for her being that public school in America is completely different than home schooling in Africa, she has to learn and adapt to new customs, new pressures, and new acceptance by others. I will be discussing the Influences on Identify Formation that is reflected in this movie. Cognitive Development Cognitive development is the development of the thought process including remembering, problem solving, and decision making. In the movie Mean Girls Kady, one of the main characters in the movie had fallen behind in some of her cognitive development with the lack of having to make decisions on her own and not having many problems that she has to work though as a child and then into early teenager. Being home schooled Kady did not have the social interaction with people that was her own age on a daily basis. Interacting with peers helps challenge decision making and problem solving. Most would use the term immature for someone who is delayed in these important