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    1) Chuck Noland was stranded on an uninhabited island for four years after a plane crash. He had to learn survival skills to ensure he met his basic physiological needs of food, water, and shelter. 2) To meet his safety needs, Chuck explored the island and set up a tent and later a cave to protect himself from environmental threats. 3) Chuck grew lonely and used a volleyball he named Wilson to meet his need for love and companionship. 4) By persisting in his goal to escape the island, Chuck achieved a sense of self-worth and esteem. 5) Chuck reached self-actualization by gaining a new perspective on his life and what is

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    1) Chuck Noland was stranded on an uninhabited island for four years after a plane crash. He had to learn survival skills to ensure he met his basic physiological needs of food, water, and shelter. 2) To meet his safety needs, Chuck explored the island and set up a tent and later a cave to protect himself from environmental threats. 3) Chuck grew lonely and used a volleyball he named Wilson to meet his need for love and companionship. 4) By persisting in his goal to escape the island, Chuck achieved a sense of self-worth and esteem. 5) Chuck reached self-actualization by gaining a new perspective on his life and what is

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    1) Chuck Noland was stranded on an uninhabited island for four years after a plane crash. He had to learn survival skills to ensure he met his basic physiological needs of food, water, and shelter. 2) To meet his safety needs, Chuck explored the island and set up a tent and later a cave to protect himself from environmental threats. 3) Chuck grew lonely and used a volleyball he named Wilson to meet his need for love and companionship. 4) By persisting in his goal to escape the island, Chuck achieved a sense of self-worth and esteem. 5) Chuck reached self-actualization by gaining a new perspective on his life and what is

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    Boyd 1

    Desiree Boyd
    Ms. Welsh
    AP Psychology
    20 January 2015
    Dissecting the Hierarchy of Needs through Cast Aways Chuck Noland
    In the classic hit movie Cast Away starring Tom Hanks, there is a city man traversing
    with natures hardships on a barren and uninhabited island. Chuck Noland spends four years in
    confinement on the island: during this time, he obtained the ability to spear fish, salvage
    materials, and create fire. He utilized these essential qualities to ensure his survival in order to
    return to his fianc. His conflicts in isolation are an exemplary example of someone meeting the
    necessities outlined by Dr. Abraham Maslow who proposed the Hierarchy of Needs that every
    person strives to achieve.
    Primarily, physiological requirements lie at the base of the Hierarchy. These needs
    include food, water, oxygen, sleep, and warmth. Chuck Noland automatically came to the
    realization that food and water needed to be secured. First, Chuck punctured coconuts to quench
    his thirst but soon realized it was not enough. He instead used the empty coconuts to store fresh
    water from rain storms that were frequent on the island. Next, Chuck began his wrestle with
    capturing food. He made a spear and attempted to stab fish and crab. After he began attaining
    food, Chuck undertook the task of creating fire to cook and keep warm. He had many failures,
    but Chuck refused to give in to the islands challenges. Maslow expresses that the physiological

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    needs as the most urgent. These needs are the first to be met by Chuck and are at the base of the
    Hierarchy. Physiological needs must first be satisfied because the body needs to be taken care of
    in order to function properly.
    Next on the Hierarchy of Needs is safety. Safety needs include a safe environment, order,
    stability, and security. Chuck, using the raft that carried him to the island, made a tent to keep
    dry. Hesitation kept him paralyzed with fear in the beginning, but Chuck eventually ventured into
    the trees and all around the island. He found the highest point on the island to scope out the land
    below. There were no other land masses visible. Later on, Chuck made use of an uninhabited
    cave that was carved into a rocky part of the island and even makes a few tools to help his
    survival.
    Upon his arrival to the island, a number of undelivered FedEx packages washed onto
    shore with Chuck from the tragic accident. The boxes included: ice skates, VCR tapes, a divorce
    decree, a dress, a volleyball, and a package which he leaves unopened. Chuck takes advantage of
    the shape blades on the ice skates and uses them as knives. The skates come in handy for
    construction, food preparation, and other daily uses. The VCR tapes come in handy later with the
    building of a raft. The tapes are used as rope to secure the rafts stability. The divorce decree is
    not useful on the island. Chuck utilizes the dresss netting to catch fish.
    Love is the third level on the Hierarchy of Needs. Wilson provides Chuck with his need
    of love and companionship. The volleyball is used in an unconventional way. Chuck injures
    himself and throws the volleyball in frustration, leaving a bloody handprint on the ball. Chuck
    draws a face on the bloody handprint and names the volleyball Wilson. He views this volleyball
    as a friend for the next four years of his captivity on the island.

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    There is a large difference between the Chuck Noland that first arrived on the island and
    the Chuck Noland that he became in his four years of isolation. In the beginning, Chuck was a
    workaholic FedEx worker that believed everything had to be on time. To his own astonishment,
    Chuck was able to put aside his thoughts of a perfect career. He made a goal to escape his island,
    even after being trapped for four years. Chuck didnt give up. It gave him a sense of
    achievement. The next level on the Hierarchy of Needs is esteem which includes personal worth
    and success. Chuck met these needs by not giving up on himself. He did escape the island on a
    handmade raft and found his fianc.
    At the top of the Hierarchy is self-actualization. Chuck did reach self-actualization during
    his time on the island. He was able to look back on the life he had before the accident and realize
    the mistakes he has made in his personal life. Chuck spent more time worrying about his job than
    the woman he loved. Chuck came to terms with the fact that he did not fully appreciate the life
    he had before and wanted nothing more than to be able to return with a new perspective on his
    existence. With that new perspective, he went out to sea with a make-or-break attitude in hopes
    of again finding civilization. Chuck found his full potential through the Hierarchy of Needs as
    constructed by Maslow. He began with physiological and progressed through safety, love,
    esteem, and self-actualization respectively.
    To conclude, Chuck Noland from the move Cast Away demonstrated the steps of Dr.
    Abraham Maslows Hierarchy of Needs in the appropriate order. His stay on an uninhabited
    island forced him to meet physiological, safety, love, and esteem needs that are typically satisfied
    on a regular basis. Chuck learned skills that he utilized in order to survive on his own with
    nothing but FedEx packages. He managed to reach his full potential, or self-actualization, and

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    return to his fianc whom he strived to reunite with. His conflicts in isolation are an exemplary
    example of someone meeting the necessities outlined by Dr. Abraham Maslow who proposed the
    Hierarchy of Needs that every person strives to achieve.

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