How would it feel to wake up to the same day every day? Would you crack up and not handle the stress of it all? Exploit others with what you learned about them the day before? Or use the situation to better yourself? That is what Phil Conners played by Bill Murray is going through in the movie of Groundhog Day. Using the Elisabeth Kubler Ross model, we will see the 5 stages of grief e has expressed through out the film
The First stage in the cycle is Denial. Phil as done that by simply by just saying that this is not real to his coworker. When someone does not want to accept any fact that they are not ready for, the person will resort to reject any information.
The second stage in the cycle is anger. it was simple, "Phil?! Phil Conners!?" was the dude that just sucker punched without even knowing what he did wrong, if it had just been a regular day. Phil Conners was angry at the fact that he did not know what was going on at the time and he got flustered.
The third stage is denial. Phil hijacked a car. That was pretty much all he had to do. Knowing that he was going to relive the same day, he might as well take some people with him so he can try to get himself out of there.
The 4th stage is depression. After so much time has passed, why not decide to end I all? Phil Conners repeatedly kill himself knowing that he has nothing to live for.
the last stage is acceptance. If Phil was going to be here for a while, why not benefit from it? He started robbing a bank, taking piano lessons, and tried to get the perfect date with his coworker. Phil knows all too well that he had nothing to lose.
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