Juno

Developmental Paper-Juno
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Introduction
Written in 2007 by Diablo Cody and directed by Jason Reitman “Juno” is unquestionably one of the best films that are not only fascinating but also exciting to watch (Newman, 2011). Ellen Page stars in a dramatic dilemma staring as a little 16-year girl character and an independent-minded teenager meeting an unplanned pregnancy. Ellen Page represents Juno who is made to pass through several developmental life stages to attain maturity. The little girl conceives on her first sexual experience and is predominantly challenged by the events that exert a lot of pressures concerned with adult life on her.
A plethora of comical events present in the film performed by different characters helps to maintain and sustain one’s attention (King, 2014). It is interesting but rather surprising to realize that, Paulie a young boy who has never been attracted to a member of the opposite sex making a decision to approach Juno. Seemingly innocent the two decide to try out their new experience which lands them in a traumatizing experience as they ultimately evolve into parents at their tentative age (Newman, 2011). The purpose of this paper is to provide a detailed analysis of a developmental concept in this film.
Discussion and Analysis
According to King (2014), Juno finds herself challenged with different developmental life issues. Juno appears to be innocently transforming from her adolescence to adulthood. She has to go through the pains and awfulness of being a teenager and all of a sudden becoming an elder, a young mother at the age of 16 years.

Juno appears to be in deep affection with her fellow band members to the extent that they can share information freely with mutual interaction as narrated in the film. At one point, Juno decides to try out what she has been hearing people and her colleagues talk about, and this time Paulie seems to be best suit. Seemingly, her close relationship with fellow band members including Juno, Mark, and Paulie introduces her to traumatizing encounters.
Juno has unfortunately conceived on the first day she has sex with Paulie starring as Michael Cera, a man she was once with in a band. On the other hand, Paulie enhances the theme of development as he was also surrendering his virginity also referred to as “going live” (Newman, 2011). As such, Juno is catapulted in the word of maturity and a grown up experience as a way of not only matching but also exceeding her previous calm mannerism.
According to King (2014), Juno’s development appears to be challenged by Paulie who has deeply hurt but confused feelings for her. As such, Paulie shrugs allow Juno to do what she wants as she hides the baby to the level of finding a separate couple for adoption. Paulie and Juno seem to have no ability to compose a satisfactory relationship due to their tentative age. As a result, Juno has to seek for love and affection from elsewhere. Probably, she has to find a man who is mature and stable enough to take care of herself and the young baby.
However, the situation deteriorates when the incumbent young mother of one fails to find a suitable character but lands for Mark. Mark is a favorite fresh composer with a public guitar collection who appears to be secretly un-reconciled to the role of fatherhood. Although Mark claims to love Juno, it is evident that he cannot satisfactorily cater for her needs. Juno seems blinded with the outward appearance of Mark and fails to understand the situation from the correct point of view. Unavoidably, Mark initiates a dangerous romance with Juno (Newman, 2011). However, the presence of the baby threatens to destruct Juno’s marriage and undermine her future in a manner that she had never imagined.
King (2014) adds that Juno appears to have taken evolution for granted for failing to heed the call of abortion which is the most reliable option in her real life. However, it is evident that committing abortion at such formative years of development could adversely impact the incumbent’s life. The action that this young girl took by innocently carrying the pregnancy to term is unquestionably the best. Pregnancy termination, especially done by a young innocent girl like Juno could not pose health effects but also further medical complication and finally death. Juno has unfortunately evolved into fiction with irresistible wit and charm characterized by Page who develops an extraordinary sense of morality (Newman, 2011). She has an outstanding belief in monogamy combined with a nascent leadership talent.
According to Newman (2011), this comic film portrays two life stages, adolescence, and adulthood. Many characters including Juno, Mark, and Paulie evolve from being a girl to a woman and boys to men, respectively. This assertion occurs when Paulie impregnates June while Mark shows aggravated interests in marrying her despite having a baby. The two scenarios imply some typical form of maturity. The movie assumes that one’s movement from one stage to the other comes spontaneously (King, 2014). As such, it is evident that most of the characters in the movie lead by the protagonist Juno have found themselves in the next development stage innocently and unnoticeably. Moving from childhood to adulthood through adolescence is the most commonly discusses theme in this movie.
Conclusion
This movie conforms to different developmental theories. The two approaches that can be easily pinpointed from the film include the Psychosexual Developmental, which was actually a theory proposed by Sigmund Freud and Psychosocial Developmental Theory put forward by Erik Erikson’s. Freud’s theory suggests that child development follows a series of stages basically aimed at distinct body areas. As a result, the child faces conflicts, which affects her development. A successful completion of each phase results in the development of mature person while the opposite can be applicable in the film. Seemingly, nature appears to be so hash on Juno, Mark, and Paulie that it does not allow them to experience their developmental in a manner that conforms to Psychosexual Developmental Theory by Sigmund Freud.
Erickson extended Freud’s theory by ascertaining that social interaction and expertise plays a decisive role in the development of a person. The movie narrates an enjoyable experience whereby the three protagonists, which include Juno, Mark, and Paulie, develop out of their continuous interaction with the band members. The three individuals make their first meeting through the group and extend their relationship to the extent that Paulie has to taste his first sexual experience with Juno, who is barely 16 years. Surprisingly, the young lady ends up conceiving for the first time and has to withstand the experiences associated with conception.
 
 

References
Top of Form
Newman, M. Z. (2011). Indie: An American film culture. New York: Columbia University Press.
Bottom of Form
King, G. (2014). Indie 2.0: Change and continuity in contemporary American indie film. London: I.B. Tauris.