Within the timeline of one's life, one steps through various stages of thinking and different perspectives in which to view the world. In the instance of Truman in the movie "The Truman Show", Truman lives in a manufactured world designed to represent normal society, and the stages that he goes through appear parallel to Soren Kierkegaard's philosophy of the three stages of life: aesthetic, ethical, and "faith" stages. First a look into the philosophy: Kierkegaard …showed first 75 words of 1590 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1590 total…and takes the ultimate leap of faith. He smiles to the watching audience and steps through the door leading to the outside world. In one deft stroke, he cast aside his shell and set out to fly free. Throughout his life, Truman has been controlled by what are all illusions. By looking within himself, and understanding where he wanted to go, he manages to break free of his shell and step into the real world.