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“I am Moana!”

February 22, 2021December 1, 2020 by Brian Julian

Moana explores three sources of identity: a role, a calling, and an inner voice. The movie internalizes the two external sources of identity by subordinating them to the voice inside, but this raises the question of what precisely the inner voice is.

Categories How to be yourself, with help from Disney/Pixar (Thinking about Identity and the Inner Voice) Tags Calling, Disney, Identity, Inner Voice, Moana, Role

“I’m a Real Boy!”

February 22, 2021October 25, 2020 by Brian Julian

In trying to be myself, should I turn inward or look externally? Pinocchio presents a vision of the self as something we strive for by turning to our conscience, which points us outward at morality.

Categories How to be yourself, with help from Disney/Pixar (Thinking about Identity and the Inner Voice) Tags Conscience, Disney, Identity, Inner Voice, Pinocchio, Striving

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