Journey Of 1000 Miles Belonging Analysis
analytical Essay
794 words
Connected Text How are the effects of isolation on mental health explored in Castaway and Journey of 1000 Miles. 800-1000 words Mental health is an illness that can affect a person’s thinking, their actions and the way that they interact with people. Isolation definitely has an effect on someone’s mental health as loneliness can drive a person to go crazy; loneliness is not always the cause of isolation, it could be caused by not knowing how to communicate to other people so they create their own friends in their mind. There are many ways to express isolation in a story but the similarities and differences in Castaway and Journey of 1000 Miles are the effects of mental health. Some of the ways to explore the effects are through the setting, …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the effects of isolation on mental health are explored in castaway and journey of 1000 miles.
- Analyzes how chuck noland was involved in a plane crash over the pacific ocean and got washed up on an island. lee and his family had planned to travel to hong kong, where they got to choose how to live their life.
- Explains that having friends, family or strangers to talk to keeps the brain active, reducing the risk of turning volatile and unstable. being alone leads to isolation and loneliness.
- Analyzes how ian strachan and robert zemeckis explored the effects of isolation and mental health in castaway and journey of 1000 miles.
- Explains that having a ball as chuck's only friend is linked to mental health, and that forty people got on boat and quickly adapted.
- Analyzes how being stranded on an island would push anyone to their limits, but if they had a motivation to stay alive anyone could survive.
- Narrates how chuck learned to survive while trapped on the island for several years. he did have a friend to talk to but it was only his imagination therefore he was going crazy.
In the book it’s about being overcrowded and having very little freedom but in the movie it’s about having all the freedom in the world but having no one to share it with. Setting / situation In Castaway the protagonist Chuck Noland was involved in a plane crash over the Pacific Ocean and got washed up on an island. There were no other survivors just cargo from the plane, Chuck had to adapt where he lived as a wild animal for several years. In Journey of 1000 Miles, Lee and his family had planned to travel to Hong Kong, where they get to choose how to live their life. They were cramped on a small boat in bad shape for a couple of months with very little resources. Isolations effect on the character As Chuck started to talk to himself he found a ball and used his blood to draw a face on it, ‘Wilson’ ended up being his best friend. Having a ball as Chuck’s only friend is definitely linked to mental health; his mental health would have declined drastically as he went from living in the middle of a large city to being stranded on an
Related
- analytical
- explanatory
- opinionated
- The Theme Of Alienation, Anxiety And Depressionanalytical essayFor the purpose of this essay, I have chosen to write about the theme revolving around alienation, anxiety, and panic. I would like to extend the theme of alienation and anxiety to include depression as that is a theme commonly found among some of these works. While discussing these themes, I will reference to two texts from the course text book. The first text is “Girl” written by Jamaica Kincaid. The second text used for reference will be “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” written by Ernest Hemingway.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that they have chosen to write about the theme revolving around alienation, anxiety, and panic. they will reference two texts from the course text book.
- Explains that alienation is the feeling of isolation from others. it is commonly felt by people who are surrounded by plenty of other people.
- Analyzes hemmingway's examples of alienation, anxiety, and depression. the older waiter sees his own isolation in the suicidal old man, while the younger one cannot relate to him.
- Analyzes how the waiter can relate to the old man because he feels the same, yet brushes it off when thinking that many must have it.
- Analyzes how kincaid's work has a rushed and anxious feel to it. the writer is anxious to get the ideas out of her head, and on to the paper.
- Analyzes how kincaid shares advice and knowledge through her text, likely passed to her by a maternal figure such as her mother or grandmother. the title conveys sexism and labelling with the simple structure "girl."
- Analyzes how anxiety is present in hemmingway's text. the younger waiter shows an anxiety relevant to getting home at a decent hour to spend time with his wife.
- Analyzes how panic plays a large role in the reading of "girl." the reader is overwhelmed by the rushing flow of information, and the pressure to be an ideal girl.
- Analyzes how panic is a common feeling among the men in the café in hemmingway’s text.
- Analyzes how alienation, anxiety, panic and depression are common to humans, yet are often poorly understood, poorly related to, and poorly sympathized for.
1267 wordsRead More - The Five Primal Fears In Literatureanalytical essaySeparation is one of the primal fears often used in literature, because of its ability to cause one to think clearly and irrationally. For example, in John Krakauers book, Into the Wild, Chris is stuck in the wild by himself, which causes him to become detached from all civilization. This most likely changed
In this essay, the author
- Explains that in literature, many authors use the five primal fears of extinction, mutilation, loss of autonomy, separation, and ego-death in their works.
- Analyzes how separation is one of the primal fears often used in literature, because of its ability to cause one to think clearly and irrationally.
- Explains that the next primal fear is the fear of loss of autonomy, which means being immobilized, imprisoned, trapped or controlled by circumstances beyond our control.
326 wordsRead More - The Year Of The Flood Literary Analysisanalytical essayThese types of isolation include physical, emotional and mental isolation which gives the reader a better understanding of the characters’ situation and helps them empathize with the character as a result. The author including this gives the reader a chance to fall in the characters’ shoes and think about what life would be like as the character. All in all, readers can empathize with characters from the novel with the help of the types of isolation the characters
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how margaret atwood incorporates isolation in her writing to help the reader acknowledge and empathize with her characters by using different types of isolation.
- Analyzes how toby's parents' passing away creates a sense of physical isolation for her, which is true when the narrator states that she is left to be tossed out onto the streets.
- Analyzes how the quote proves that everybody is curious about her lifestyle and her in general since she is of a different breed. readers can relate to the character because they know what it feels like to be separated from everyone because of their skin tone.
- Analyzes how toby is the last person of her kind to live while everyone else has been turned into crakers or "super humans."
- Analyzes how toby's father felt unmotivated because he did not have his wife’s support, company, financial help, and encouragement and was left with alone to pay off all of their debts.
- Analyzes how the characters experience different forms of mental isolation in the novel. toby feels mentally isolated because she doesn't believe in zeb's actions.
- Analyzes how margaret atwood's the year of the flood incorporates different types of isolation that characters experience to help the reader empathize with them.
1737 wordsRead More - A View into Human Natureanalytical essayEveryone encounters life changing circumstances at some point in time, but whether they let the result change them for the better or worse is solely up to them. When these events occur no one is warned or notified in advanced, they simply have no choice but to adapt to their surroundings and circumstances that they may encounter along the way. During such a change of events a change is inevitable to those whom are involved; one will either come out stronger and wiser or lose themselves in the process of surviving. Through the use of isolation, insight into human nature is shown in characters, how harsh living conditions can lead to a loss of hope and a change in one’s mental state, causing humanity to be forgotten and innocence to be stripped and never returned.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how jack, who used to be afraid of blood and the thought of killing, chose his priorities over ralph's, allowing their slim chance of getting off the island to slip away.
- Analyzes how maria unknowingly ended up in a room with the beckoning sound of the telephone ringer, almost passing up the chance to use the phone, calling her husband who, in turn, hung up after realizing it was his wife who had gone missing
- Narrates how ralph was chased to the point of no return by a naval officer and cried for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of piggy.
- Analyzes how life changing circumstances can lead to loss of hope and a change in one's mental state, causing humanity to be forgotten.
- Analyzes how the isolation from civilization has taken its toll on maria, causing her to give into the manipulative atmosphere of the mental hospital.
- Analyzes how the mind resorts to giving in and accepting what has become of life, rather than fighting what seems to be a losing battle.
1432 wordsRead More - The poems, “Alone” and ‘Solitude” have different interpretations of isolation. At the beginning of the poem “Alone”, the speaker talks about how he always saw himself different from others. He didn’t follow the norms of everyday children and he did things differently.
In this essay, the author
- Compares edgar allan poe's "alone" and ella wheeler wilcox' "solitude". both poems draw on the fact that isolation can have a negative and positive impact on an individual.
- Analyzes how the poems "alone" and "solitude" have different interpretations of isolation.
- Analyzes how the speaker of "alone" uses a metaphor to convey the idea that his feelings and desires come from different sources than everybody else's.
398 wordsRead More - Mental Health And Depressive Disordersexplanatory essayMental health is considered as a base of wellbeing, and a perception that may differ in terms of different culture, context or places (1, 2). It is an essential component for human being that helps them leading quality life and becoming creative and active (3). However, mental health can hinder due to inconsistence mental or behavioural pattern and cause mental or psychiatric disorder or illness. As a result, a person may become incapable and isolated to communicate with the family and community members, friends, and relatives, and may suffer for distress, disability, and trauma.
In this essay, the author
- Explains the high rate of suicidal cases that ranked 15th leading cause of death in australia. in 2011, 2,273 suicide cases were reported in which 76% of them were the males.
- Explains the association between antidepressant prescribing and suicide in australia, 1991-2000: trend analysis.
- Explains that morbidity was reported to be accounted for 24% of the total burden of non-fatal disease and injury in australia in 2003. depression and anxiety were the leading and specific cause.
- Explains that people with a mental disorder are more likely to be separated, divorced, or widowed. this makes them difficult to live arrangements and work.
- Explains that the australian government initiated many national programs and implemented many successful approaches to address the burden of depressive disorder.
- Explains that the national mental health strategy was introduced in 1992 and aimed to decrease the prevalence and guide the public health responses using a variety of interventions. promoting mental health of australians, preventing the development of mental disorders, and protecting the rights of people with mental disorder are key concerns.
- Explains australia spent huge amount of money in prevention and early intervention programs that aimed to educate elementary and secondary school children in mental health aspects by incorporating curriculum contexts.
- Describes beyondblue as a national non-profit organization that addresses depressive disorder through promotional, information and awareness creating activities.
- Explains that mental health is an essential component for human beings that helps them lead quality life and become creative and active.
- Explains that depression is a sad and hopeless feeling that makes one unoptimistic towards their life, lacks interest in enjoying any activities, and may cause physical symptoms like sleeping disturbance.
- Explains the global burden of disease (gbd) study in 1990, 2000, and 2010 to measure the health loss globally through the years of life lost (ylls) and years with disability.
- Explains the history of suicidal cases and mental health crisis in australia in 1930. depression is a recurring disorder that starts during adolescents' period and decreases in old age.
- Explains that anxiety disorders include a feeling of tension and fear. the mood disorder includes mood annoyance, depressive episode, dysthymia, and bipolar affective disorders.
- Explains that the ottawa charter of positive health promotion considered social, economic, and cultural ecological factors to be influencing mental health.
- Explains that primary health care for mental disorders is the major interventions to promote mental health among australians.
- Explains that depressive disorder is a widespread mental health problem, leading cause of global burden of disease. the prevalence is particularly high in australia for which half of the australians experiences such disorder.
- Recommends improving the socio-economical and psychological situation of people with depressive disorder in different age, gender, and rural or aboriginal communities to remove the burden from the society.
2799 wordsRead More - Labeling Theory Essayexplanatory essayIsolation has a very negative effect on mental health, because of the cycle of negative thoughts and emotions the person will experience without having someone to talk to about it. Social isolation is a major component of depression, not having someone to talk about your feelings of anxiety and negative thoughts can be very harmful to the person. The idea of being viewed differently from their family and friends because of the negative stigma surrounding their illness makes people less willing to talk about their mental health. The labeling theory negative effect on people is the reason why they are least likely to seek help and treatment and the reason why talking about mental health is something that is not normalized. Friends and family are people that you need by your side when you are battling a mental health issue because they help you cope and can be there when need someone to listen to if you allow them
In this essay, the author
- Explains that people who suffer from mental illnesses are less likely to tell their friends and family because they fear being labeled. labeling theory is the theory of how self-identity and behavior of individuals may be determined or influenced by the terms used to describe or classify them.
- Explains that the mental health foundation's article states that friendship can help people overcome isolation. isolation has a negative effect on mental health because of the stigma surrounding their illness.
482 wordsRead More - Essay On Social Isolationopinionated essayAs human beings, we are social animals. We need each other to survive and we crave the company of others. Being around others, socializing ,and interacting is a normal part of life. Isolation is not healthy for us mentally, but physically as well. Not too many people know the dangers of isolation, no one really thinks about it, or worry about it , really it would be more helpful if we all knew the dangers of isolation. “ Being isolated and alone can actually cause your health to deteriorate and can significantly shorten your lifespan”.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that isolation is not healthy for us mentally, but physically as well. being isolated and alone can cause your health to deteriorate and shorten your lifespan.
- Analyzes how mental illness was misunderstood in the early 20th century, because of advances in technology. in "yellow wallpaper", jane suffered from "nervousness" her husband prescribed rest and isolation as a treatment.
- Compares the lady of shallot and the yellow wallpaper in that the lonely lady kept herself isolated from the whole town of shallot.
483 wordsRead More - Social Isolation Research Paperanalytical essaySocially isolated people are never stable nor happy in life. They are always disturbed, worried, fearful, traumatic and depressed. That characteristic makes them weak and helpless that lead to people taking advantage of or abusing them. Social isolation, the withdrawal of individuals from society, social services, families and friends are a leading cause of poor leaving, illness, loneliness and death. According to a study of the National Academy of Sciences 2012, social isolation and loneliness associated with a higher risk of mortality in people aged 52 and older.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that socially isolated people are always disturbed, worried, fearful, traumatic, and depressed, which leads to people taking advantage of or abusing them. social isolation is a leading cause of poor leaving, illness, loneliness and death.
- Explains that many factors cause social isolation of the elderly, such as aging of urban population, sickness, migration of family members, abandoning the old, fear of violence and crimes from the environment and transportation.
- Analyzes how klinenberg's point of view is right. as people age, their body system becomes weak and prone to diseases such as inflammation, arthritis, and neurodegenerative diseases.
- Explains that klinenberg's findings show that violence from an environment causes social isolation in order people. the weak and feeling helplessness fear to come out to public places where there are a lot of violence and crimes.
- Explains that the migration of family and friends and the abandonment of parents leads to social isolation in the elderly. klinenberg found that 110,000 chicago's elderly lived alone by the 1990s
- Explains that migration and city life also leads to social isolation. as people migrate, there is a long distance between them, their families and friends, and they focus on work only because of the city lives and demand from home.
- Concludes that social isolation, loneliness, the abandoning of relatives, and fear of crimes and violence are a serious issue in the world.
606 wordsRead More - Isolation Warps The Mind Analysisanalytical essayIn the words of Jeanne Marie Laskas “Isolation is aloneness that feels forced upon you, like a punishment.” Nobody enjoys being completely shut off from everything but just how bad is it? It turns out that it is worse than we would think. Isolation can have many awful effects on the human body and mind, ranging from an increase in suicidal thoughts and actions, problems of patterns of sleep and attention, to an increase in aging effects. Today I will go over a few sources that show that isolation can hurt anyone.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that isolation can have many awful effects on the human body and mind, ranging from an increase in suicidal thoughts and actions, problems of sleep and attention, to aging effects.
- Explains how isolation can cause many lousy effects, including depression, insanity, and a loss of understanding of time.
- Argues that loneliness, isolation, and living alone are a greater threat to health and well-being than the other way around.
567 wordsRead More