Rhetorical analysis of "Cast Away" written, directed, and acted by Tom Hanks:
Its about hanx allegedly sacrificing his son Johnny Wilson (to wife Rita wilson) when the kid was 4 years old as part of his initiation.
after hanks has been in the island the movie cuts to 4 years later (which would be when real jonny Wilson was 4)
The trauma was so much for hanks having to sacrifice his son that he made the movie to act away his grief.
Wilson the volleyball is made hanx own blood. The island could signify Epsteins island where this might have taken place.
In the end of the movie he says sorry when he lets Wilson go and Wilson is never spoken of again dispite Wilson playing a major role in the movie up to that point.
After he gets back and has a party his handler says 2 or 3 times that we are going to bring you back to life tomorrow. Being fully initiated is like a re-birth
To make this ultimate sacrifice they have to give up the thing they love the most. Unfortunately for us it wasnt the douche Chet that hanx loved the most but it was one of chets younger brother twins.
Also the movie is not called castaway. Which means to be ship wrecked. Its called cast away, with a space. Which means to rid yourself of something.
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