The role of Social Support in Conquering Mental Struggles Semiological Study of the Stranger Things Series

Abstract

This study outlines the personality of Max Mayfield from “Stranger Things” season 4, highlighting her psychological state and analyzing weather she has typical or atypical personality through some specific scenes from the fourth episode. Max lived in a state of psychological confusion due to her crucial and cruel family conditions, hence a change in personality accrued. Through a semiological study we mirror the hidden meaning into and out of the body language, camera movements, colors, music, her conflicting feelings and inner struggle. In addition to her friends who were considered a focal point by means of giving her emotional support and get through this unstable mental state, representing human values and the importance of having company. This analysis illuminates how visual and narrative details contribute in demonstrating the change of personality from confusion and loss of self to psychological balance.