Date
5-16-2024
Department
School of Communication and the Arts
Degree
Master of Arts in Professional Communication (MA)
Chair
Marie Mallory
Keywords
Lost, Generative Criticism, parental communication, peer communication
Disciplines
Communication
Recommended Citation
Gaus, Gabriel J., "Lost Communication: A Generative Criticism of How Parental Communication Towards Children Affects How Children Communicate with Peers" (2024). Masters Theses. 1129.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/masters/1129
Abstract
This study aimed to determine the effect parental communication towards three characters on the TV show Lost had on how these characters interacted with their peers. The researcher details the history of Lost and other scholarly information that led to this analysis. To determine the effect of parental communication on peer communication, the researcher coded all six seasons of Lost using a generative criticism method. This study showed that the characters Jack, Kate, and John used communication mechanisms displayed by their parents to judge their value and place in peer communications and interactions.
