Love and film About a Boy.
write a 1500-2000 word(6-8 pages) analytical research essay on love and About a Boy,using M.Scott Peck;s concept of what love is, what it is not(major misconceptions), and what its requirements, risks, and mysteries are. Peck claim that love is a matter of extending oneself to nurture the spiritual growth of other (oneself), that it is not “falling in love,” which is “sex linked erotic experience” and thus leaves out between children and parents or among friends. Peck believes that love demands both effort and courage and that its primary work is attention, most importantly achieved by really listening to another or other. Love involves major risks of loss, of Independence, of commitment, and of confrontation. Peck concludes that love requires discipline, recognizes separateness, and remains mysterious. How does peck’s understanding of what love is and what it is not, of what it demands, and what its risks are apply to About a Boy? use his concepts of “love” as an analytical tool for better understanding the motivation, conflicts, and successes of the main characters in this film. How do Peck’s ideas of nurturing the growth of others, of the work of attention demanded by love, of love’s risks and mysteries get played out in the plot and among the character in About a Boy? In your analysis be sure to include at least three love relationships. What does About a Boy teach us about love? What questions about love does this film answer and what question does it leave us to ponder?