What did collapsing islands signify in "Inside Out"?
In the movie Inside Out it was shown that the islands that were made in Riley's head started collapsing. So, exactly what was happening to Riley's psychology when this process of collapsing was happening?
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Those Islands were Personality Islands, which represent parts of her personality:-
Family Island - represents her love for family.
Goofball Island - represents Riley's childhood goofiness.
Friendship Island - represents Riley's sense of friendship, especially with her best friend from Minnesota, Meg.
Hockey Island - represents her love for hockey.
Honesty Island - represents her honesty.
Now the collapsing of an island means her personality is now lacking in those areas. She lost her love for hockey when Hockey island collapsed.
So as we have seen she loses her personality traits with each collapse, and even the control room was freezing. So without any personality island and freezing of control room, she will be personality-less/emotionless. (A Lost girl with no emotion at all.)
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What do the islands represent in Inside Out?
The Islands of Personality are locations in Inside Out inside Riley's mind. They are the representation of the different aspects of Riley's personality that define her as a person. The islands float above the abyss of the Memory Dump and are connected by a long rod to Headquarters.Why does honesty island collapse?
Honesty Island - Represents Riley's inclination towards truth and integrity. It was first created from a Core Memory Orb after Riley became honest with her parents as a toddler about breaking a plate with a hammer. It collapsed when Riley stole her mother's credit card.What are the islands in Rileys mind?
When she is young, Riley has 5 personality islands; family, friendship, goofball, hockey, and honesty islands.Inside Out - Family Island is One of Riley's Islands of Personality
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