The "Lobot" Transition

Week 4: Physical Acceptance & Symbolic Growth

NAME: __________________________

"I looked like Lobot... he has these big electronic things over his ears. i didn't want to be noticed." (p. 211)

Why is this external addition more psychologically damaging than a surgical procedure?

How does accepting these "ears" serve as a metaphor for his social awakening?

Why is the "Lobot" ears moment the final hurdle in his identity synthesis?

Wonder Hearing Aid Transition Task