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A 3 page paper which examines the
development of Marcus in Nick Hornby’s “About a Boy.” Bibliography lists 2 additional
sources.
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3 pages (~225 words per page)
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Marcus is a boy who finds that he must make many adjustments as he learns to deal with a relatively new social reality. In doing so he clearly offers the
reader a great deal of material that could be explicated from a psychological position. With that in mind the following paper examines the character of Marcus as he develops in
relationship to theories presented by Erikson regarding psychosocial development. Marcus "Enter Marcus. He has just moved to London with his mother, Fiona, and has enrolled in a new
school where he looks and feels totally out of place" (Ells Reviews, 2002). He has essentially been raised in a very unique and isolated social world where his world has
been made up of his mothers hippie music, her fashion sense, and her ideals: "virtually in a bubble that excludes anything contemporary. Therefore, he doesnt know anything about the latest
music groups, sports teams, latest fashions, or for that matter, current slang" (Ells Reviews, 2002). He does not understand that to the other kids he dresses funny, and unfortunately, "he
takes everything literally. He has no sense of irony or sarcasm and so is ill-equiped to handle the rough and tumble of the usual school-yard banter" which makes him a
perfect target for the antagonists at school (Ells Reviews, 2002). To make matters worse, "he cant talk to his mother about it because she spends much of her time inexplicably,
crying. He knows his life is crap, but he doesnt know why" (Ells Reviews, 2002). This simple introduction provides us with information that clearly reflects some of the theories presented
by Erikson in psychosocial development, especially regarding crisis: "All of the stages in Eriksons epigenetic theory are implicitly present at birth (at least in latent form), but unfold according to
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