Napoleon Dynamite

Self vs. Role

Napoleon plays the geek at school that is trying to fit in. He says really stupid things, and he thinks what he says will make others think he is cool. He talks about his girlfriend back in Oklahoma and he also makes a comment about numb chucks in his locker. He is buying into cultural expectations because in Napoleon's mind all the things he lies about is what he thinks is cool. He thinks it is cool because other people do them.(but other people do not do as weird things as Napoleon says) He resist this role because he is trying to overcome being a nerd.
Pedro is the most self-actualized because he never says anything that makes you think he is unhappy with himself. I never felt that Pedro wanted to be or like someone else.