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Holman Meyerhoffer: A and B😊

An example of SI occurs when Johnny Lingo says "Please excuse my wife..." and sends her off for water which illustrates the cultural construction of the concept "wife" and also demonstrates cultural variation in symbol use, value systems, and cultural sense-making.

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John Gardner: Section A

The movie shows an example of CMM. When Mahana is hiding in the tree crying, the younger man refers to her as ugly, threatens to beat her and says she isn't worth "a three legged cow." The counselor, the older gentleman, talked to her with positive tones and as if she had value and she went along to the Day of Bargaining. As an older man, his better use of "stories" by painting Mahana as "worth it" was successful in influencing her to act in a way that was beneficial to him.

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Lindsey Otto: Section B

This clip shows Mahana being talked down to and perceived by others as a "shadow" as well as "foolish" and "ugly." Since this is what her community and even her father thinks of her, she has the same expectations from Johnny Lingo, insisting that he will not come to get her. This is an example of the Expectancy Violations Theory because when Johnny came to get her, he was not afraid to stand within "intimate" proximity of her and treated her with kindness and a smile. This positively defied Mahana's initial expectations and assumptions because he treated her differently than how she is typically treated by those around her.

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Avery Thompson: Section B

This clip is an example of symbolic interactionism. The theory of symbolic interactionism implies that what we believe to be true about ourselves is based on how those around us, view us. In this clip Mahana is continually sad because the people in her village mock her and make fun of her, they treat her as if she is worth nothing so she believe that she is worth nothing. When Johnny Lingo says that she is worth much more than three cows, and pays eight for her, he is showering her with positive attention and treating her like she is worth a lot. This instantly changes Mahana's attitude, she becomes happier because she is more confident because she is now surrounded by someone who adores her and treats her positively.

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Elizabeth Rather: Section A

Right near the beginning of the video I noticed something interesting in regards to meaning. I noticed that the words the men were using had a different meaning from what they intended than how I initially interpreted them. The two men were talking about Mahana and one said "She has a face like a stone and looks as though she has missed too many meals". This was interesting to me and showed how meaning can change so much throughout time. I mean this because when he said this comment I knew he meant it as a a negative description but today, these words wouldn't necessarily hold the meaning of unattractiveness.

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An example of SI is n the clip of the movie when they are talking about Mahana and how the guy wants to get rid of her very badly. Then the older man explains how he bought his wife for five cows. Then the says it was worth it because his wife gave him children. This shows how different the levels of values and cultures.

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This movie clip is an example of symbolic interactionalism. The reality of Mahana changes because her and the townspeople's perception of her changes after Johnny Lingo changes their minds. At first Mahana continuously comments on how people are mocking her because she doesn't see herself as anything better than what everyone else sees her as. After she is purchased for 8 cows, she because a beautiful women because now not only others, but herself too, believe it to be sure. The clip ends off with Johnny gifting her a mirror, a symbol of how she was always beautiful. His original reality of her was completely different than that of everyone else.

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This short clip from the movie would be an example of symbolic interactionism. Her reality is being constructed for her by the people around her. The way people are talking about her is effecting herself. By saying things like "she is ugly", "she isn't worth a three legged cow", and even "I'm willing to give him a cow to just take her off my hands". Those things effect how she perceives herself aka the theory about "looking glass self". Mahana is constantly sad because she knows how the villagers feel about her and she hears these things giving her a complex. At the end of the clip she finds a guy who makes her feel pretty and who talks to her nicely. That all changes her attitude on life giving her another type of shoe to look at her life in.

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Lindsey Foley: Section A

This clip has an example of CMM. The clip demonstrates the lack of cosmopolitan communication. The man and the boy both describe Mahana as “the little shadow” and “face as stone.” They do not stop and think about Mahana and her feelings. They just criticize her on her looks and actions. The man continues to criticize her looks by asking the boy “why would Johnny Lingo take himself such a wife when he could have any girl on the island?” and the boy replies, “there’s whisper he can get her for nothing.” This exemplifies that both of them are not making an attempt to understand the situation from Johnny Lingo’s perspective. They just criticize Mahana and criticize Johnny Lingo for picking such an unattractive girl. They do not stop to think about all the positive reasons Johnny Lingo is taking Mahana as his wife. The man and boy just blurt out responses instead of thinking before they speak.

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One of the main things that I thought about when I saw this, that no one believed in her that she could get a guy so amazing as Jonny. Everyone on the island would make fun of her and when the bargaining was happening, they said that she is only worth three cows. Until Jonny showed up with eight cows and for Mahana as his wife. In the beginning everyone thought that she was ugly and that no one would marry her, until she got a perfect guy that believed in her. After she finally comes out of hiding, most people say that she was worth 10 cows not even 8, after they say her real beauty. From SI, thought and meaning were a big thing to me on this. Everyone thought so many things that she even got someone to marry her, and then the eight cows meant a lot to her and proved to everyone else that she was worth it.

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Something that came to mind while watching this short clip was everybody's thought process. One main component of SI is the idea of "Thought". Johnny Lingo saw Mahana for her potential, rather than who she seemed to be. His thought process was far different than the community's. The community served as the "generalized other" in a sense. Mahana's reality was created for her because the entire village viewed her as ugly. With that type of communication, how could you not feel a little on the ugly side? However, Johnny Lingo created this reality that she was beautiful with his language about her. For example, "She has always been beautiful". This implies that Johnny Lingo might have built some sort of bias towards Mahana and at the end of the movie, we see her though Johnny's eyes.

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Gabby Windsor: Section A
In this clip it show Mahana being diminished and not as good as the other wives. Soon enough, Johnny Lingo is willing to pay 8 cows for her. This shows EVT because he is non-verbally telling her that she is worth more than all the others are showing her to be by buying her 8 cows. The man that Johnny talks to stats that 1 or 2 cows brings a "good" wife, 4 or 5 brings a superior wife, and 8 cows has never been heard of. He says that no one on the island has bought someone 8 cows.

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Paige Figone: Section B
After watching the film i noticed a specific example where Johnny Lingo is trying to prove to his wife that she is great and says that he will pay 8 cows for her. He is telling his wife that he thinks she is great by buying her 8 cows because that has never been done before

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I believe that this entire video shows examples of EVT, since it is all about proxemics and conversation. Most times when there are two people are talking, they are in the intimate zone, personal zone, social zone, or public zone. Also, there is clear distinction on which people have a relationship and who are strangers. Also, I noticed that the villagers' expectations were violated in a positive way when they expected that Johnny Lingo would only trade them less than the cows they asked for to trade for Mahana. They asked for 3, instead they got 8.

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Rosalina Emnace: Section B

What I thought was interesting was the fact that the symbol of a cow was equivocated to a woman's worth. In America, cows are definitely not something that women want to be associated with. But in the video clip, the more cows that are associated with you, the more you are worth. There is that scene where the people are trying to guess how the negotiation for the dowry of Mahana is going to go and throughout the scene you see how symbolic interactionism goes. The symbol of a cow is one of status and it was a consensus generally agreed upon by the people; you are more valuable the more cows you go for.  It was pretty cool to see the theory applied in the clip like this.

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The girl and how she views herself represents the "Me" and our generalized other that is talked about in Symbolic Interactionism. The girl's view of herself changed as her surroundings changed. Her dad was always putting her down, so she viewed herself through his eyes and felt that she was not good enough. This was reinforced by the generalized other of society mocking her throughout her life for being the way that she was. However, when her husband came into her life he treated her like a princess and her self view changed. Due to the fact that her view through other people's eyes changed, so did her view through society's eyes.

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I believe this clip is an example of symbolic interactionism. This theory states that individual identity and social being is created through interaction with others and that is what is occurring with Mahana. Because of the actions and words of others, her social reality is being created. The people in her community are creating a reality for her every time they interact with her, for example, calling her ugly and “stone faced.” Because we are not born with a sense of self, Mahana’s only thinks about herself the way others see her, which corresponds with the “looking-glass-self" idea. Her idea of herself however changes when Johnny comes into the picture, changing her reality.

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The short Johnny Lingo clip had the theme of Symbolic Interactionism throughout. In a scene from the film, Mohana has isolated herself from society and cries, “Did you hear them, they laughed, they mocked me, you will see he will not come’’. She says this because she has received negativity in all forms from her community which then has resulted in her self discouragement and lack of normalcy. In addition, Mohana's ‘Looking Glass Self’ and her ‘Generalized Other’ is shifted. These examples support the pillar idea in Symbolic Interactionism that collectively as society we are responsible for each others sense of self.

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The primary theory present and active in the Johnny Lingo clip was that of Symbolic internationalism. Symbolic interactionalism was demonstrated in various way especially in regards to the character of Mohana. For example, due to the fact that since the whole village refers to her as homely, and a girl not worth a 'three legged cow', she has created an understanding of herself via the view of others (aka the looking glass phenomenon). It's also worth mentioning the value and importance of a cow - a domesticated animal - is equivalent to that of a women. This is a reflection of symbolic meaning via cultural standards.

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This clip of this movie is a primarily what we see of symbolic interaction. The reason I do believe this is due to a couple things. SI is simple stating that the individual identity of a person is created through all interaction with other individuals. That is exactly what it is happening with Mhana in this clip. Due to the use of actions and terms they use going back and forth with conversations. You see that Mahana only really cares about herself or as we see it used "looking-glass-self" concept or idea.

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An example of SI occurs when the man says "well its time the girls in the village flutter like birds when he passed" this is symbolic interactionism because this gives into the culture area of girls in the social norm.

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SI theory appears a lot in this short clip. Particularly when the father is talking about his daughter to the consultant. His daughter is in hiding but can over hear their conversation. The father says something along the lines of himself willing to pay a cow to have her taken off of his hands. This is an example of how SI says that people form opinions about themselves based on how other people respond to them. So Mahana thinks of herself as being ugly and hides away from everyone until Johnny makes her feel beautiful.

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The movie clip is a good example of symbolic interactionism. At the beginning of the clip, people in the village talk down on Mahana, saying that’s she is ugly and not worth the man that was bargaining for her. The people in the town would talk down on her saying that she was worth less than three cows. The reason why, Mahana has low self esteem, according to symbolic interactionism, is because the people around her treat her poorly and so she develops a poor self concept. However, Johnny Lingo values Mahana and pays a very high price for her. He treats her well and as a result, Mahana’s self concept improves. Additionally, the people in the village as well as Mahana’s dad begin to see Mahana as valuable as well, which is an example of coordinated management of meaning.

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The clip has many examples of SI. For example, when the father is talking to the counselor about number of cows appropriate for a wife and he said he paid 5. This is an example of different cultures and values

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When Mohana overhears her father talking poorly about her this shows an example of how people internalize what others think about themselves. Then, later when Johnny treats her well this is an example of violation expectancy. Since her dad treats her so poorly she expects Johnny to as well. And is surprised when Johnny treats her kindly.

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SI theory is present when Johnny Lingo and his helper are discussing the woman named Mahana. Johnny Lingo presents a viewpoint different than that of the village who have come to recognize her "with a face of stone". This viewpoint is symbolic of the fact that each opinion is different because each reality we create is different. Lingo represented his thoughts on Mahana while his helper was symbolic of the village's collective opinion of Mahana.

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The Johnny Lingo movie clip shows an example of symbolic interactionism because she becomes what everyone in the village thinks about her. She is told by her family and peers that she is not worth anything, therefore she begins to make this her reality..

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There is a clear example of SI pretty much through out the entire film. Mahana's father, and all there other men, are constantly portraying this image of her and what they think she is. She is perceived as slow witted and unattractive by the others around her. This goes along with the theory that one cannot know themselves until hearing the perceptions and opinions of others.

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This clip is an example of SI in many ways. Mahanas interaction with others defines her social reality. The negative messages she receives from everyone in her community forces her to to start to believe she is ugly. Negative reinforcement changes one’s self reality which is exactly what occurred in this clip which also explains why she has such low self esteem.

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The Johnny Lingo movie clip illustrated the idea that one's reality is constructed by their interactions with others and the clip plays off of the key concept of community and the looking-glass self regarding symbolic interaction. Moana believed that Johnny Lingo would not come with the cows because of other peoples reactions to his offer and after hearing from multiple different people that she was not worthy, was "ugly", and many more cruel things. After hearing this and looking at the other people in her lives, she constructed a self of self completed composed of others thought, and she became the image of these thoughts.

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In this film I especially see SI represented with Mohana. Her opinion of herself changes in the film because the other characters changed their opinions. At first everyone was disgusted by her and laughed at her, even her father. She was well aware, that's why she was standoffish and hiding in the vines. Until her husband comes along and changes everyone's opinion by offering her eight cows (normally 2-3 would suffice for an average wife, 4-5 cows would ensure an above average wife, but 8 cows were unheard of). Once he arrived with the 8 cows you see Mohans demeanor change, she becomes more confident and happy.

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The film resembles Symbolic Interactionism because it shows that the interactions between others can influence your viewpoints. Mohana originally believes she is not worth anything because she had people like her father and the suitors saying she wasn't worth anything. It's not until her husband comes along and fights for her, making her believe she is beautiful and worthy. Once people interact and have conversations they realize too and their opinions and preconcieved viewpoints that were not true get altered.

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This short video clip resembles social interaction deeply. I closely related the themes of the clip to that of the short story we read in class, "Cipher in the Snow." This film represents SI through the young girl, Mahana who is to be married off to Johnny Lingo. She is seen by the whole village as a nobody. One storekeeper refereed to her as "the little shadow that comes in once in a while for a spool of thread." Even her own father called her a "homely daughter" that he wants taken off his hands. From those perceptions of others, Mahana believes all those things about herself. Once Johnny Lingo changes her perceptions, she changes her attitude at the end of the clip.

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The short clip resembles Symbolic Interactionism because it shows how the village interacts with each other. Mohana especially shows SI with the way she views herself and how she changes that view throughout the clip. She does not think highly of herself because the whole village, including her father, believes she's ugly and not worth more than 1 cow. After her future husband says he would pay 8 cows for her and showed up the next morning with them, her whole demeanor changes and she is happy and confident. Johnny Lingo saw the best and her and he was able to bring it out. Now the whole village sees how beautiful she really is.

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This short films relates to symbolic interactionism because the men are constantly talking badly about Mahana. The scene where she is crying in the trees proves that she is very upset and doesn't think she is beautiful when she is. Because she feels so poorly about herself, it proves that people have the affect to break someone down. Another interesting part was when the two mean were engaging and they said that Mohana looked like "She has missed too many meals". I implied that he is making a negative comment to talk down Mohana. In today's world girls would take that as a compliment because they would imply that they are "skinny".

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SI can be observed in the very beginning of the clip in the theory of Language. Phrase like "She has a face of a stone", or "The one who moves like a shadow". The latter can be understood that she walks around unnoticed among people. The former can be misunderstood depending on the culture. The film uses this analogy to describe Mahana's appearance insinuating that she has lost her young. In another context, this analogy can be understood that she lacks emotion and is stoic in appearance.

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The short film relates to symbolic interactionism because people were talking about bad about her including her father, which made her think that she was ugly. When it comes to SI the language coming out of people mouths were hurtful and made her feel alone.  When Jonny Lingo came in the picture, she started to believe that she was beautiful and confident because Jonny really liked her and thought she was beautiful as well. I think society became a huge a part because she was not liked by her friends and family but when one person was in love with her, she started to believe in herself.

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This short film relates to symbolic interactionism because it shows how other people's judgement of you can turn into what you see in yourself. Mohana did not think highly of herself because the rest of her village did not think of highly of her. Johnny changes Mohana's perception of herself when he offers 10 cows as a trade for her. Mohana then ends up being the most beautiful girl of the village, because the village thought more highly of her changing her self-image.