Interpersonal communication on On Golden Pond
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Interpersonal communication is a theme of the film On Golden Pond, and the interplay of characters evokes a wide variety of communications behaviors. An analysis of the behaviors exhibited in the film illustrates different communication behaviors, both verbal and non-verbal, differences in communication according to such factors as gender and age, methods of conflict management, and communications problems experienced by human beings for a variety of reasons. Observing communications behavior in a fictional film involves a double layer of such behaviors. On the one hand we may observe a representation of the way human beings communicate their feelings and attitudes through verbal and non-verbal behaviors and interactions on various levels. On the other, we know we are seeing actors who are using specific cues to convey these representations to us, making selections from what they know of human behavior and using specific behaviors to communicate what they want us to see and think about the characters they portray. In as film, a third level of communication is attained by the camera, which conveys both cognitive and affective meaning by movement, placement, and selection of what we are to see. In On Golden Pond, these different levels produce the final impression we receive of the lives of the characters in the film and of the way they interact with one another and exhibit meaning in their behaviors.The film is based on a play and divides into neat sections much like t
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ack to Ethel. When he does so, he says nothing about this feeling and puts on a front about having eaten the strawberries he never even picked. He says nothing at all about the anxiety he felt in the woods, and some of his aggression toward the postman seems to be intended to cover any evidence that might be seen that he has been running through the woods and that he has been afraid.
Generational differences in behavior are evident again when Norman is alone with Bill, and the behavior of the two men offers non-verbal cues picked up by each about the other. Bill is nervous and moves back and forth, smiling nervously as he tries to communicate with the father of his girl friend at their first meeting. He starts to talk in a rather open and personal way and then stops as he sees the old man is reading and apparently paying no attention. The old man remains aloof by this behavior. Another way he accomplishes this is by his use of non sequiturs. when Bill asks him something personal, Norman changes the subject abruptly by asking what Bill charges for fillings. Norman uses the opposite of active listening at this point to keep his distance and to keep the other person off balance as they converse. His daughter has told Bill o
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Approximate Word count = 2023
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page)
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