For your film analysis assignment, please rent or purchase the film “Cast Away” (2000). Although you will be viewing “nature as fiction,” I would like you to consider the thematic and psychological metamorphosis the character Chuck Noland (played by Tom Hanks) undergoes during the course of the film. For your 750 word analysis, please discuss ALL of the following story elements. Remember to post your analysis on our Turnitin page by the due date listed in our schedule.
1. The Chuck Noland Character
a. Attitudes as Federal Express Executive
(Time-Obsessed, Motion-Oriented, Frantic Work Schedule)
b. His Relationships Before Crash
(Fiancee Kelly, Fed Ex Employees, Family)
c. His Relationships on Island
(Self, Wilson, Fed Ex Packages)
d. His Relationships After Return/Rescue
e. His New-Found Attitudes Toward Life, Love, Nature.
2. Life on a Deserted Island
a. Survival Skills
(food, fire, clothing, shelter, escape)
b. Coping with Loneliness/Isolation
c. Desperation/Hope and the Future

