Why is Travis Bickle the way he is?


Why is Travis Bickle the way he is? We never learn exactly what happened to Travis during Vietnam, and the rest of his past remains unexplored, so there's no way to explain why Travis has become the way he is. His war experiences must have influenced his character, acquainting him with violence and helping to turn him into a killer.


What is Travis Bickle mental illness?

Those with schizotypal personality disorder tend to feel uncomfortable and have a difficult time in social circumstances, although they may still be friendly towards others. In the film Taxi Driver, Robert De Niro's character Travis Bickle seems to be suffering from this disorder.


Is Taxi Driver about revenge?

Premise. Kim Do-gi is a KMA graduate who works as a taxi driver for a company which offers a revenge-call service to its clients who have been wronged and helps them to exact vengeance.


Is Taxi Driver Based on a true story?

Based on a real-life story, the film centers on a taxi driver from Seoul who unintentionally becomes involved in the events of the Gwangju Uprising in 1980.


Is Travis Bickle an introvert?

Dominant Introverted Intuition (Ni): Travis Bickle is a perpetually introverted, isolated character, trapped in his own internal delusions/ideas about the world around him.


Is Taxi Driver ending a dream?

Schrader said it's not a dream sequence, but it ends where it began, with Travis driving around the city and fueling his hate, waiting to let it build up and explode again.