We are now onto part four
of the analysis of the first episode of Lost!
Jack is now getting his cut stitched up.
"Claire Littleton." Lostpedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2015.
For the next few
minutes the camera goes around the beach to different individuals. Logically
you begin to realize that the people they carefully showing are going to be the
most prominent characters for the remainder of the season.
You can see that
each person is doing something different, some are contributing to the group as
a whole and the wellbeing of everyone, some are staring at the ocean, and some
are trying to use their cell phones to call and get help.
This relates to
the viewer due to how accurately the characters are being presented as
nonfictional people.
"Jack and Kate Article: Reasons to Ship Jate... and NOT Skate." Reasons to Ship Jate... and NOT Skate. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2015.
The camera goes
back to Jack and Kate. Kate is still stitching Jack’s cut up. Jack is opening
up about his first time performing surgery to make Kate feel better. By sharing
such a personal story, the creators are showing the depth in Jack’s personality.
This is to not
only to allow Kate to relate to him, but also the viewers. We are supposed to
feel sympathy for Jack and how he almost didn’t save a young woman on the
operating table years ago.
Jack begins to
speak about how his fear was so prominent in that moment causing many people to
relate to the extent of fear he was feeling. He begins to cry, causing us to
feel sympathy that he had to go through such a traumatic experience and that it
still affects him.
In using such a
description of fear Jack is able to be relatable by all viewers because everyone
experiences fear at some moment in their life.
"Jack Shephard." Lostpedia. Lostpedia, n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2015.
Kate replies
that if it were she, she would have run for the door. Jack says he doesn’t
believe that because she isn’t running right now. This appeals to the viewer
pathologically by making them play into the idea that Jack and Kate will begin
a romance on the show.
The camera
begins to show different groups of individuals again. One group was two younger
men talking about how they thought rescue would have come by now. Another group
was a brother and sister who were arguing about eating a chocolate bar.
Finally, it shows Hurley and the pregnant woman Claire.
Hurley is in
charge of handing out food and brings it to Claire. He gives her, her portion
and walks away, only to return a few seconds later to give her another portion.
The kindness
that the majority of the characters are showing is put in so that the viewers
are connecting with them, and seeing the realness of each character. One would
hope that if they were in that situation they would be as kind and caring as the
majority of these characters are.
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