Movie Analysis Mommy Dearest - 1125 Words

Happily never after? Are children of narcissist parents able to establish committed relationships as adults? Camara O Neal Daniel Kleber March 9, 2015 Happily, Never After? Are children of narcissist parents able to establish committed relationships as adults? Introduction: The movie â€Å"Mommy Dearest† is a true-life account from a child of a narcissistic mother’s point of view. That mother so happened to be a world renowned and famous old Hollywood actress Joan Crawford. The most famous line from the movie presents itself as Joan is pictured lovingly gazing over her two sleeping children; she precedes to admire all the pretty dresses she had purchased for her daughter and discovers in the rear of the closet a wire hanger. Outraged she wakes her daughter out of her sleep to demand the explanation for this horrendous infraction. â€Å"Narcissist mothers are often known to lack empathy, feel entitled, reject personal responsibility for her behaviors, engages in bullying and intimidation, is dishonest, has the relative morality of a small child, has chaotic and extremely dysfunctional relationships, has no sense of fair play and is completely self-obsessed.† (2012, Palmatier) Backgound Research: According to Taber’s Narcissistic Personality Disorder â€Å" A personality disorder marked by a grandiose sense of self-importance and preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, or beauty. The individual believes that his problems are unique and can only