Functionalism in Leïla Slimani’s The Perfect Nanny

Functionalism strives to solve negative thinking that might harm the self and the other. It tries to figure out what the precise nature behind a certain mental state is, and why it might highly end up in painful decisions. Such behaviorism strikes the normal states of the brain which is a system of physical inputs that produces destructive behavioral outputs. The function, may it be survival, health, or stability of the self, might discharge danger to prevent further anxiety. Such conditions naturally raise questions to learn more about a person’s input-output characteristics. In The Perfect Nanny (2016), functionalism explores thoughts by undergoing a journey inside the mind of the nanny named Louise. It will describe how the frame of her mind functions in cases of trouble and how she is going to behave to save herself.