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This 10 page paper selects the character of Cedric in Ron Suskind's book, A Hope in the Unseen to analyze according to Erikson's model of development as well as other alternative models. Quotes cited and noted. Applications of theories in real world practice suggested. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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a staircase is integral to the individuals advancement in human potentiality. According to Erikson, there is no skipping a step, but it can be seen where a person, due to
some set back, may move backward rather than forward. Taking all of the stages into account, then, there are inherent dangers in excessive domination by or toward the individual as
well as a lack of decisive boundaries. One step in front of the other, then, the stages are reached, passed and the cycle is complete. Where Erikson falls short, Andrews
and Ben-Arich take up the slack in addressing the influence of social environmental factors. In Ron Suskinds book, A Hope in the Unseen, these stages can be seen happening internally
in a character from the book, as well as the skills of engagement between characters. Cedric Jennings has the deck stacked against him. Most statistics place him high on the
at risk categories. He is part of a single-parent, minority household with very little money. They live in the inner city where the only accomplishments which are supported and encouraged
are violent and self-destructive. But, Cedric is determined to be different. Even as young as he is, he can see that the lives that his peers have chosen will lead
to nothing more than a continued life of misery and hatred. He determines that his ticket out of the projects is to get a good education. His mother, Barbara, is
one of the major influences in Cedrics life and it can well be stated that without her influence and support, Cedric might not have had the inner strength to continue
to achieve academically. This book is far more than a book about racial inequality, nor is it a book about how the minority is kept under the thumb of society
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