This article contains major spoilers for the first season of the series Wednesday, now streaming on Netflix.
Wednesday’s Child Is Full of Woe: What Makes Wednesday Addams Different?
Introversion
Wednesdays preference for solitude and her comfort with being alone all point to her being anintrovert.
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That said, everyone wants to be around people and connect with others once in a while.
Even Wednesday periodically appears to enjoy others company, even if shes quick to hide it.
As Tzall notes, peoples tolerance for social interaction falls at some point on a spectrum.
That means you’re going to find people on either end of the spectrum, Tzall observes.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Yet, Wednesdays rejection of others goes beyond an introverts preference for alone time.
It’s an exaggerated example, a Tim Burton example, of what kids go through, Zand explains.
That bullying very vividly taught Wednesday she cant trust society and that the world is a bad place.
So we start to have a narrower and narrower approach to who we contact, who we trust.
So I’m going to distance myself from everybody.
So we start to have a narrower and narrower approach to who we contact, who we trust.
In fact, Zand feels that we tend to downplay the way trauma impacts people.
We all want to be resilient… Zand reflects, so we minimize sometimes how weve been affected.
We dont want to call it trauma.
ASPD andconduct disorderare marked by a lack of empathy and remorse and a disregard for social norms and rules.
So some mental health professionals might diagnose Wednesday with conduct disorder because of this.
That said, throughout the show, Wednesday frequently tries to protect people.
Even her actions with the piranhas were driven by her desire to protect her brother.
Shes Creepy and Shes Kooky: What Makes Wednesday Addams Appealing?
But many viewers may also admire the character’sconfidenceand ease with herself.
Hollywood vs. As a result, Wednesday is a positive example for everyone who feels a little bit different.
Tzall observes that its rare to find someone whos confident in who they are.
Wednesday, however, seems impervious to that issue.
Someone who’s confident who’s like You know what?
This characterization of Wednesday as confident in who she is offers a positive message for viewers.
I think thats one thing that people can take away from this show, Tzall reflects.
That its okay to be who are and… that its okay to be different.
Cultivating Self-Confidence
Of course,cultivating self-confidenceisnt as easy as Wednesday makes it seem.
