Understanding the Self

Montecerin, Leana DL. Rating: ________

BEEd 1-A October 27, 2021

Ms. Zalameda

Activity 2 Final Term

Film Showing

Direction: Watch the film "Inside Out" then answer the following questions.

1. Describe each human character in the story.

Joy- is a slender sprite-type, energetic, the engine of the group. She keeps everyone
moving and happy. Joy represents the parts of Riley that are starting to change and
become more complicated. She is the most positive, but in many ways she is the least
flexible

Sadness- She is a soft, and blue, and recessive. Sadness is fun in a sad way. She is a
smart and always thinking. She was s a challenge for Joy. She is quiet, gloomy and
constantly observing the negative in every situation.

Fear- He is a scrawny, purple, bug-eyed character with question mark posture. He is a

kind of a put-upon, middle management guy. And he always seem afraid all of the time

Disgust- She is a rich green, and has a bit of a mean girl vibe. Disgust is very protective of
Riley. She is very put-together because appearances matter to her. She also has a high
expectations for everyone around her and isn't very patient.

Anger- He is a flat-topped, fire plug with devilish red skin and a middle-manager's
nondescript slacks, and short sleeved shirt. Anger is comfortable with his anger. It
makes him happy. But when pushed too far, the top of his head burst into flames. He
knows the group is well-meaning and they try hard. He has to stay on top of everything
and the only way he knows how is by getting angry.

2. How do the character show their negative and the positive feelings?

Joy- a happy and positive, the energetic and the engine of the group. She keeps
everyone moving and happy. She tries to keep things positive and ensures that she has a
big presence in Riley's day to day activities and in any memories that are formed. She
also tries to guide Riley through some difficult and life-changing events.

Sadness- a quiet and gloomy. She constantly observing the negative and brings stress in
every situation. She's always being recessive and thinking ahead of time. But in the end,
she makes sure that Riley doesn't bottle up stress and negative emotions. With the help
of Joy, they turned memories into blue, so that Riley could cry it out and start over again

Fear- a bug-eyed character with a question mark posture. He always seem afraid in
every situation. He always find expecting and worrying that a certain thing will come
either in a bad or in unpleasant way. But in the end, he contributes a lot to Riley's life.
Because he ensures Riley has a sense of self preservation so that she doesn't put herself
in life threatening situations.

Disgust- she has a high expectations for everyone around her and isn't very patient.
But in the end, she helps to prevent Riley from approaching foul smelling or looking
from foul objects or foods. Thus Riley could lessen her exposure to expired foods or
desease causing things.

Anger- He always has to stay on top of everything but the only way he know how is by
getting angry. But in the end of the story, Anger helps Riley vent her pent up emotions in
the form of outburst or tantrums, so Riley can express her emotions and eventually can
take her away from being depressed. As Anger knows that once Riley freed up her
emotions ,she can start over again and can go through her life-changing events and can
stand against all odds.

3. What feeling are dominant in the character

The happy and positive, the energetic Joy is the dominant character in the story. The
other emotions are supportive too, well, because they want Riley to be happy and Joy is
certainly the best one to make that happen.

4. Which character attempt to block the expression of a particular feeling? How do

they do so? Do you find yourself blocking feelings consistently?

Joy is the one blocking all the other emotions. Because she embodying Riley's optimism
to block her complicated emotions. And she wanted Riley to have only joyful feelings
and memories. She does that so by acting as a leader of Riley's mind.

Yes. I sometimes find myself blocking feelings. Whenever my mind shouts for giving up, I
also shouts for trying hard and giving a certain thing a lot of tries. I often find myself
assuring myself also that there are many reasons why I shouldn't give up. But
sometimes when I really need to express my emotions, I don't block or suppress it . I just
let myself express what I wanted to feel. When I really need a rest or when I need to cry,
I took a nap or I entertains myself somehow. Because I know, it is important too to
express my emotions, I am a human that needed a break . It is just that I should
express myself and my emotions healthily so I don't have to do or to snap something
regretful.