1. Dave Peace1 Maslow V. Neville I AM LEGEND Richard Matheson 1954

2. Dave Peace2 Abraham (Harold) Maslow American Psychologist Hierarchy of Human Needs Pyramid Done By: J. FinkelsteinJ. Finkelstein released this work under the terms of the GFDL.

3. Dave Peace3 Maslow Continued, The Basic most primitive needs are at the bottom working up to self- actualization (rarely reached by the general population). Maslow had theories about other needs but they did not fit into this pyramid ex. Neurotic Needs. Just thought you should know that. It’s theorized that one can not rise up to a higher level without fulfilling the needs of the bottom levels. Anyway……Lets Investigate Robert Neville……

4. Dave Peace4 Robert Neville: The Basics Last “Human” Survivor On Earth. Lost Wife, Child, and Friends. Bacteria that he is immune to has turned the rest of the Population into creatures similar to vampires.

5. Dave Peace5 Level One - Physiological Breathing, Food, Water, Sleep, Ect. At the beginning, he is able to move about in the day and Robert finds the food and water he need to survive. “On the way to Inglewood he stopped at a market to get some bottled water. As he entered the silent store, the smell of rotted food filled his nostrils. Quickly he pushed a metal wagon up and down the silent, dust-thick aisles, the heavy smell of decay setting his teeth on edge... ” Chapter 2-Page. 27 With food and water Roberts Physiological needs were met, He had to worry about where he was going to stay at night..when they came for him.

6. Dave Peace6 Level Two – Safety After a short time Robert Safeguards his home, gathers food and items from the remnants of the city. “He checked each window to see if any of the boards had been loosened. After violent attacks, the planks were often split or partially pried off, and he had to replace them completely; a job he hated. Today only one plank was loose. Isn’t that amazing? he thought. In the back yard he checked the hothouse and the water tank. Sometimes the structure around the tank might be weakened or its rain catchers bent or broken off. ” Chapter 1-Page. 13 After the first year Robert is able to secure his home and to store food to achieve the second level of Maslow's Hierarchy of Human Needs.

7. Dave Peace7 Level Three – Love/Belonging Hard to achieve when you live alone….on the planet. Attempts this when he finds another survivor, a dog. “To come across a living being, after all this time to find a companion, and then to lose it. Even if it was only a dog. Only a dog? To Robert Neville that dog was the peak of a planet’s evolution. He couldn’t eat or drink anything. He found himself so ill and trembling at the shock and the loss that he had to lie down.” Chapter 12-Page, 94 Picture By: www.naturewatch.org

8. Dave Peace8 Level Four? Higher? Not able to achieve any higher levels as he did not complete step 3

9. Dave Peace9 Summary/ Personality Changes Angry Depressed Lonely Suicidal

10. Dave Peace10 References Boeree, C G.(2006) ABRAHAM MASLOW. Shippensburg University. Retrieved 24 Oct. 2007 from. Huitt, W.(2003) Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Educational Psychology. Valdosta State University. Retrieved24 Oct. 2007 from. Matheson, R.(1954) I Am Legend.

11. Dave Peace11 Fin. Thanks,