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Logos In Inside Out

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There are many ways to determine the meaning of happiness, the most important being the presence of sadness. Over the course of time, sadness has gotten a bad reputation in a sense that if someone if feeling sad, they must be weak or depressed. Truly understanding people have learned that when life gets difficult, one must handle their mental state in a healthy way and seek help or an outlet. The people who are unaware of this, may later become obsessed with a happier past time, and live the present in wistful manner. The movie Inside Out, by Disney Pixar Animation, deals with an 11-year-old girl named Riley, and her five emotions, during a rough change in her life. Through the character of Riley, and her emotion in command, Joy, we see how …show more content…

through the use of Logos. At the end of the film, Joy looks back on one of Riley’s “core memories” of an important hockey game in which Riley misses a goal, and then immediately realizes that the sadness Riley felt was not just sadness but through that sadness Riley also felt compassion from her loved ones. This moment in which Sadness took charge of, is important for making Riley feel a sense of closeness and security from her parents and friends. What Joy thought of as a potential sad and awful memory, turned into one filled with deep meaning and great …show more content…

However, the point is that we feel them physically. Many people feel something and then bury it deep down until they think it’s gone. What you feel does not leave your body or your heart unless you confront it. Emotions are meant to be endured, not ignored. I want to help you confront your emotions, not run around them. Confronting your emotions will allow you to experience happiness, even if something sad or upsetting happens in your day” (Valpone). (elaborate) “Healing is an important process in first dealing with your emotions. Healing doesn’t mean anything is “broken,” it just means that there will be nurturing needed where we have neglected to do it. We are sensitive beings; we go through life so quickly that we often don’t stop to ponder what we’re feeling. And that’s one habit that needs to be broken” (Valpone). (elaborate) In order to be truly happy we must find the perfect balance of accepting our emotions and learning to cope with them. Like Joy, we often become obsessed with the thought of being happy and forget that its not possible to be happy without the aid of all other emotions and like Sadness, we think of ourselves as pathetic and worthless if we feel down, which is not the case at all. We try to hide our true emotions, in fear of looking weak in front of others. The only way for true happiness is to find a balance with all emotions and be in tune with

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