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The document outlines the story of P.T. Barnum, who overcomes his orphan background, marries Charity, and starts a unique circus after losing his job. His journey involves seeking acceptance from society and balancing his ambitions with family life, ultimately realizing the importance of love and belonging. The narrative also connects Barnum's motivations to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, illustrating personal aspirations and the desire for self-actualization.

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Maslow Example

The document outlines the story of P.T. Barnum, who overcomes his orphan background, marries Charity, and starts a unique circus after losing his job. His journey involves seeking acceptance from society and balancing his ambitions with family life, ultimately realizing the importance of love and belonging. The narrative also connects Barnum's motivations to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, illustrating personal aspirations and the desire for self-actualization.

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The

Greatest
Showman
Ava Benoit
Summary
P.T. Barnum becomes an orphan from a
young age. He falls in love with a girl named
Charity and they get married and have kids.
P.T. Barnum loses his job and tries to find a
new one. He starts a circus with very unique
people. He feels like the cities elite were
disrespecting him and the unique people.
He meets a opera singer named Jenny Lind
and is enthralled by her. P.T Barnum starts
to go on tour with Jenny Lind and forgets
about the circus. That is until something big
happens that makes him want to go back to
his wife and kids and do the circus again.
● He has a house when his dad is
1st level - Physiological alive.
● He would steal food from places
once his dad died.
● Someone gives him an apple
● He moves into a apartment with
charity
● He is able to buy a mansion towards
the middle of the movie
2nd level - Safety ● He finds financial security by starting a
circus
● Jenny Lind makes him feel emotionally
safe because everyone likes her so that
means everyone like him
3rd level - Love and Belonging

● In the beginning Barnum meets a girl named


Charity and they laugh and dance together.
They soon get married once they become
adults.
● He falls in love with the circus and all the very
unique people that he hired
4th level - Esteem

● He gets achievements at the


Buckingham Palace (Queen Elizabeth)
● He got recognition from Charity’s father
5th level - Self-Actualization
● He can live life without thinking about
material things and can find meaning
of his life between his wife and his
children.
Intrinsically or extrinsically motivated?

P.T Barnum is motivated intrinsically. Ever since he was a


little kid he had a dream about being the greatest showman.
He has also always been extrinsically motivated by Charity
and her dad. Charity's dad always looked down on P.T
Barnum ever since he was a kid so he just wanted to show
Charity’s dad that he is good and not a failure. He also
wanted to give Charity a grand life and give her everything
her dad said he couldn't.
Apply it to your life
I can use Maslow’s triangle in my life when I start to think about my future
career. I want to become a OBGYN or a NICU nurse and I want to make
sure I make time for my family. I can use Maslow’s triangle to strive for
greatness and get better each day so then I can ultimately go into the
medical field and be able to spend time with my family. Using the steps of
Maslow's triangle I will be able to make friends in college who also strive
for greatness and have the same interests as me. Once I make friends I
can start to grow self- Actualization and become confident in my career
and my family.

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