Castaway Character Analysis

Wilson, a volleyball who became Chuck’s only companion as he was stranded was who kept him sane during the time they were together. Chuck’s physical needs were being met by Wilson as Chuck was able to maintain his ability to keep up with enough physical activity for him to be able to gather and create tools they would both need to survive, such as starting a fire. As Chuck Argues with Wilson, he fulfills his identity needs by believing that his argument makes him a more logical, smarter person. Chuck is also able to meet his social needs as he uses Wilson’s presence as a listening one he could use to share ideas he had throughout time.

In 1943 Humanistic Psychologist Abraham Maslow proposed his Theory of Human Motivation. In this paper he outlines what he believes to be a humans hierarchy of needs. Maslow suggests in his journal that one must meet the needs of the previous level before moving on to meet the needs of the next one on the hierarchy. According to Maslow there are 5 tiers of human needs: physiological, security, belonging, self-esteem, and self-actualization. In Welch, West Virginia Jeanette and her siblings must adjust their lifestyles in order to meet their human needs according to Maslow’s hierarchy.

He loses faith in himself some time after arriving on the island, so he decides to commit suicide by hanging himself over a cliff. Luckily, the tree branch that supported the noose snapped which would mean him falling to his death instead. Chuck then realizes that it's a sign that he needs to live. Before the departure of the island, Chuck doesn't have much faith that he will survive the trip back to civilization since he writes, "Tell Kelly that Chuck Noland loves her" on a rock in case somebody comes across it later on. If he was certain that he'd succeed in the journey back, he would not be doing so since he could tell her himself in person. Shortly after departing, he encounters a whale swimming close by. It is the first living thing that's seen throughout the movie after the crash, other than Chuck himself and his food sources. There are no sound of birds, either. This gives him more faith that he will arrive back to civilization where people are alive. Wilson is the only companion Chuck has on the entire island, and he frequently holds conversations as well as arguments with Wilson in order to stay sane. It becomes his closest and only companion; Chuck stores so many of his thoughts and emotions in the volleyball that it begins to appear alive. He puts all of his faith in the volleyball. This can be shown when he nearly loses Wilson on

In the movie Cast Away, Chuck Noland is stuck on an isolated island after his plane crashes due to a ruthless storm. Noland finds himself alone on the island with a Volleyball he later names Wilson. Noland considers the Volleyball his friend and engages in regular conversation with it. Having no contact with other human beings or animate objects caused Noland to behave abnormally. Due to the overwhelming need of a companion, Noland’s imagination created a false character to interact with. Young children who are often lonely face the same symptoms Noland faced on that island. Without real interaction with others, the brain will start to create imaginary interaction in order to function properly. In the movie, Wilson eventually gets lost at sea after a failed attempt to get back to society. Losing Wilson caused extreme depression for Chuck Noland. Not only did he have no real social interaction with others, but he had also lost the imaginary interaction his brain had devised for him. The calamity of Wilson’s disappearance crushed Noland into a crippling depression. Many would give up, as Noland did, because the loss of companionship often leads to the loss of motivation and drive. There will always be companions, whether real or

Have you ever had a nightmare where you were stuck on an Island by yourself? Well this really happen to Brian in the story Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. He was stuck on the island for 54 days. This caused moments were he had to put his thinking to the test. He had aha moments of realization on figuring out problems he may have had in the story. When he had these moments it would impact the way the story on ways to survive. These moments helped him out on how to make a fire with his resources he has, and also helps him have a more proficient way on catching fish.

Most of the time when I am not reading an independent reading book, it is because I can never find a book I like to read. Also, I am usually very busy and cannot find the time to finish or even start a book. However, if I do find a book I like, I can finish it within days because of how gripping it can be. In addition to this, I will probably re-read the book for a second, third, or fourth time, with time in between, of course. The book The Boys in the Boat, has been added to the list of these memorable, and definitely re-read, stories.

In the book Hatchet, a thirteen year old named Brian, is stranded in the Canadian woods because his plane had crashed. Brian was in the woods for fifty-four days. In those fifty-four days, Brian learned how to survive on his own. In my opinion, Brian does what he can to survive on his own. In the following paragraphs, I will explain how Brian survives during his time in the Canadian woods.

The movie castaway is about a main character called Chuck Noland who gets stuck in an island after a plane crash. At the start of the film, Chunk who was working for the Federal Express was living a paced life, obsessed with time and observed in his job. He also had a fiancé called Kelly and was soon to be married. While Chunk was

Ship-Trap Island Has Some Pretty Crazy Things Going On. Rainsford is being told that he is going to be hunted. He is on an island with no way to get off. Zaroff Got to A Point Where He Trapped Rainsford In A Tree But Let Him Escape. Rainsford builds a Ugandan knife trap that mistakenly kills Ivan. Rainsford slept in Zaroff bedroom so we can infer he some hoe killed

His determination and faith serve to evoke optimism within the responder and it gives them hope that Chuck will continue to survive until he gets off the island.

Chuck ends up developing this type of character development when he is reunited with Kelly. He expects everything to go back to normal after he will be with Kelly. His relationship with Kelly changes after he finds out that she had moved on with her life, has children and is married. Chuck understands that, just like time, you must move forward. On the island Chuck has a volleyball companion named Wilson. He becomes emotionally attached to this object to keep himself less alone on the island. After Chuck loses Wilson in the ocean, Chuck feels

Maslow's foundation tier, the one upon which all others are built upon, is the physiological need. Air to breathe, food and water, and adequate sleep are all basic biological needs that the individual must have met. Not only to be motivated by the next level of need in the hierarchy, but to survive. The body's biological drives to fulfill these needs will predominate all other activities, as the very life of the organism is at stake. ( Boeree 1998, 2006)

In Castaway, the main conflict that Chuck Nolan faces with another man is his arguments with Wilson. From the time that he makes Wilson, to the time he loses Wilson, he is constantly talking to him. They have arguments about different things that they could do. Wilson will offer one idea, but Chuck wouldn’t like it, so he would offer an idea. They would banter until Chuck made a final decision. Wilson was Chuck’s only friend on the island, without him Chuck would have been even more lonely then what he already was.

Additionally, this fluctuation of faith can also be seen through Chuck Noland in Cast Away. When Chuck Noland reaches his lowest point of hopelessness, he attempts to commit suicide. As time progresses, his faith in seeing Kelly again slowly diminish because Noland is aware that “she had to let [him] go” (Zemeckis, Cast Away). He realizes that she probably thinks that he is already dead and thus in a sense, Noland knows that he has already lost her. Like Pi, Noland also loses his motivation of surviving, as he believes Kelly has moved on with her life and begins to believe that he is going die alone on this island.

Cast Away is a movie about a man, Chuck Noland, who is obsessed with time. His whole demeanor