Analyzing The Creek

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into thinking and doing things that he normally would never do. When she gives him a copy of the PSAT, he jumps at the chance to bring his friends in on the "jewel." When the test turns up missing, he immediately blames his friends, but allows them to make the decision to return the test anonymously. He trusts his friends enough to believe that they will return the test. When he finds that no one has confessed to swiping the test,
Eve hints to him that Pacey was the culprit. Dawson allows her to manipulate him into believing that Pacey actually did it. He and Pacey get into a fistfight over the test and their friendship. In the end, Dawson drops Eve and walks out during the PSAT. In the end, Dawson takes step closer to the "Identity Achievement" state by resolving some of the conflicts he was faced with in the episode.
Pacey Witter is very much a member of the "Identity Diffusion" state. While he did spend a minimal amount of time in the "Identity Foreclosure" state, a ...

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sends Dawson away. Joey helps Pacey by listening to what he has to say, and attempting to make him feel better by cracking a few sarcastic remarks. On the morning of the PSAT, Pacey watches as Dawson walks out of the test; he decides that the test was a stupid thing to lose a friend over, and subsequently follows Dawson out of the testing room. Pacey was very indecisive and kind of messed up throughout the entire episode. He seems to have no plans for the future, and gives off the impression that he really doesn't care what happens to him. One minute, he plays the role of the dishonest student who is willing to do anything to keep from having to think too hard; the next minute, you ...

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