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AMERICAN BEAUTY (4 Steps of Human Action can be seen (Impulse: When Lester…
AMERICAN BEAUTY (4 Steps of Human Action can be seen, "I" VS "ME", Objective culture, Symbols: The use of roses when Lester fantasizes about Jane's friend. Shows that meanings are arbitrary and in this context a rose signifies love /passion., Role Conflict: Both Lester and Carolyn struggle with the difficulty of being a working professional and a good parent to their daughter jane. Their working hours don't permit them to spend much time with Jane and so they try and compensate that at the dinner table with mundane conversation. Ricky's father who is gay also faces role conflict as he is a tough military guy and has fought to keep it a secret which was why he lashed out at ricky , Blase attitude: Evident by how Ricky can't be bothered to find formal employment but instead chooses to deal drugs to obtain his goal. His mother also seems to have a blase attitude and lives in her own world, although we don't know what happened to her , it is implied that overstimulation or some trauma may have led to her oblivion towards her surrounding , Organic relationships can be seen between Ricky and Jane who find themselves to be "freaks" or weird together and is something that occurs naturally and not formed by ulterior motives, A lot of the actions are motivated by the individual's motivation to either fit into societal norms or to express themselves, Anomie: Jane says compared to ricky, she needs more structure and discipline which she does not get and hence feels normless)