Miscommunication In Castaway

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Seth McGlothlin
English Language Arts II
Mr. Johnson
5/6/2015
Castaway Essay: Rough Draft Intro:
Castaway is a movie about a Fedex worker who boards a plane that ends up crashing in the Pacific Ocean. The protagonist, Chuck Noland faces many struggles and has to survive under the extreme conditions of being stranded. The movie showcases many topics but one main topic showcased in Castaway is communication and different variations of communication. Communication is using words, sounds, or other behaviors to express information, ideas and thoughts to someone else. Another type of communication is non-verbal communication; it is the act of communicating without speaking. Miscommunication is a variation of communication; Actually miscommunication is more like an antonym. Miscommunication is the failure to communicate clearly.
Topic 1: How …show more content…

Meeting the Wife Again-
Topic 2: non-verbal communication
Whistle- in the beginning of the movie, there is a young boy who is running a Fedex package to the protagonist. As the kid runs through a bordered area, an officer blows a whistle at the boy. Whistling is non-verbal communication but it shows that the officer wants the boy to slow down.
Honking- People are honking because they want him to move. This is not verbal but the driver is communicating that he wants the protagonist to get out of the way.
Body Language and Facial Expressions- At christmas diner, the protagonist is worried about time and time management. He does not literally say that he is worried about the time but the worried look on his face throughout the diner scene shows that he is.
Other Species- the whale doin its whale thing man, not verbal, mammal
Actions- By making a noose and tying the noose around a log it shows that he wants to

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