time to look and listen a little more closely. This applies greatly to the movie Nell‚ where Nell is a girl who’s been brought up in an isolated world. The only person she knew was her mother and twin sister. For the society‚ inducting all individual members into its moral norms‚ attitudes‚ values‚ motives‚ social roles‚ language and symbols is the ‘means by which social and cultural continuity are attained’ Nell lives in a house‚ cooks her food‚ wears clothing and competently performs routine
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In the movie Nell ‚ by Nell is a wild child who doesn’t really speak english and doesn’t adapt to the changes very well and contact with other people towards the beginning of the movie. Throughout the movie Nell starts socializing with more people as she grows closer to Jerry and Paula the doctors. Nell shows importance of socialization by Jerry and Paula‚ Culture shock‚ and going into the town. Dr. Jerry shows the representation of Nell’s nature in the woods side. Nell’s character traits are
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“Nell” During our linguistics’ classes we watched “Nell”‚ a movie about the discovery of a Doctor who found a young woman that lived isolated in the middle of a forest. In the movie we could watch how she has to face for the first time to other people and the way that she uses to communicate. This woman was like a little wild girl whose mother‚ for some reason‚ went to live in an isolated cabin‚ far from civilization. That woman‚ Nell’s mother‚ suffered from paralysis in half of her face‚ so
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“Nell” is the drama that describes the whole life of a young girl‚ who was raised without any knowledge and experience of civilization. Nell has never been taught of any kind of conventional language. Her childhood was completely isolated from the outside world. As the result‚ the only person she could communicate with was her little twin sister. And what they used to communicate with each other was their own made-up language. After her twin sister’s death‚ her imagination about her twin sister has
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Nell My first reaction to the movie “Nell” after having seen it was that it brought up some very interesting problematics. It is very clear in this movie how difficult it is to be different‚ how difficult it is to live after another set of norms than the people surrounding you. And especially how difficult it is being the only one speaking ones language‚ not only the spoken language but also the body language. Already at the first meeting with Nell we get confronted with a general point of
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Nell The movie Nell (1994) is a perfect example of the negative impact of social behavior that isolation has on small children. Portrayed by Jodie Foster‚ Nell is a young girl brought up only in contact with her mother and late twin sister. Due to the isolation‚ Nell is not taught real life relationships‚ social norms or loneliness. After her mother’s death she is discovered by Dr. Jerry Lovell (Liam Neeson) and taking an interest in her well being‚ he and psychology student Paula Olsen (Natasha
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Nell‚ which was released in 1994‚ is about a wild child. The main character Nell has spent her life with her mother in an isolated cabin in the woods. After her mother dies‚ Nell is found by doctor Jerry Lovell and the sheriff. Dr. Lovell becomes mesmerized by Nell and the language she has developed. Nell’s speech problems are believed to be from Nell and May’s‚her twin sister‚ twin speak and her mother’s altered speech due to a stroke. Paula Olsen‚ a psychologist‚ joins Dr. Lovell on his adventure
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Reflection Paper: Nell Nell is a young girl‚ who was raised from the isolated world without any knowledge of civilization. She lived together with her mother and twin sister which were the only people she’d interact with since the day she was born. They live in a cabin in the forest of North Carolina. Nobody has ever met Nell. Due to her isolation‚ Nell never learned how to speak any language aside from the made up language which she and her twin sisters use to communicate. Her mother can’t also
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experiences and how they shape us. “Nell” is a story which clearly supports the nurture argument. Nell shows several examples of how her behavior has been influenced by her environment and experiences. Nell is a young woman who for the first time is faced to interact with other people. This was difficult for her because she had spent her entire life growing up in an isolated cabin with her mother and her twin sister‚ who died from a childhood disease. The story of Nell clearly proves the nurture argument
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Nell How did lack of socialization impact the way that Nell viewed the world around her? The lack of socialization impacted Nell’s view on the world around her because it left her more knowledgeable about those that surround her. Nell looks more deeply into the souls of those she meets rather then judging. She does not often speak while out in society but quietly assesses everything and everyone that surrounds her. In court Nell states "You have big things. You’re knowing big things. But you’re
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