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Sexual Identity
People have friends for a variety of reasons. However, when a person's family life is unstable, friends help define gender roles. This phenomenon is apparent in the movie Stand By Me when a group of adolescent boys take a summer journey to see a dead body. Each boy in the group represents a different stage in gender identity development.
Vern represents the first stage in gender identity development and sexuality. Vern's family life was not discussed much in the movie, but one can make many hypotheses about it. I believe this is almost unnecessary because Vern tightly identifies his roles in the group of friends as well as the stages of development. Vern is innocent, superstitious, young in his actions, and unsure of place in society as well as the group. He is also concerned about physical appearance, clinging to the fact that it reflects inner stability. This is apparent when he brings the comb with him on the trip; concerned that he and his friends have to look good in front of the television cameras. When he is running from the train, he crawls on his hands and knees, almost like an infant would. There are many examples of his role in the group as well. The other characters tease and taunt him constantly, reminding us that he is the lowest on the gender role ladder. During the scene with the junkyard man, Vern tried to take his mind off the major ordeal by singing the "Paladin" song. Obviously this was a very adolescent thing to do because Teddy was sobbing deeply about his father. He also refuses to be referred to as a "pussy", thinking that it is bad thing and because he is uncomfortable with his sexuality. Vern's juvenile mind is represented by the story that Gordy told. Vern was the last to understand the story, the first to interrupt Gordy, and also the one who enjoyed it the most. He found that the idea of vomiting was just cool. When Gordy and Chris were having a serious conversation about...
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