Systems Theory: Little Miss Sunshine
Please view the film Little Miss Sunshine and answer the following questions. In your essay
you can number your answers (just be sure to meet the minimum paragraph requirements for
each question). Also be sure to include dialogue from the film and concepts from the text to
support your points.
1. Apply the following components of systems theory to scenes/relationships in the film:
(Minimum one paragraph per concept)
A. Wholeness- During the movie “Little Miss Sunshine” the concept of wholeness
was portrayed throughout the whole movie. Olive brought the best out of the
whole family, and the family really was very protective of her and her feelings.
The put their feelings to the side and made it possible for her to make it to the
pageant, in which is what the whole movie was about.
B. Interdependence- With Olive needing to be in Redondo for her beauty pageant, the
