10 Things I Hate About You Character Analysis

“Don’t let anyone ever make you feel like you do not deserve what you want, go for it.” That is what Patrick told Cameron as he was losing his confidence in winning the girl of his dreams, Bianca. As five teenagers make their way through their last years of high school they all have something weighing on their mind. For Katarina Stratford, it is what college am I going to get into, as for her sister Bianca Stratford it is just simply about being liked and adored. Joey Donner is most concerned about what girl will be the next victim to his mind games where Cameron James is just trying to fill his heart will love. And Patrick Verona, well he does not have much of a plan except to be the schools badass and do what he pleases as he pleases. Some communication theories used in the film 10 Things I Hate About You, you see different types of groups and the nonverbal as well as verbal communication they use. A few different stereotypes are explained, and how emotional support isn’t always used for the better. It is shown how personal conflicts can result is many outcomes and how self-disclosure can be altered depending on who you are talking to. You see different types of groups and the nonverbal as well as verbal …show more content…
Stereotypes is defined as an “exaggerated or oversimplified generalizations used to describe a group.” (Verderber, 37) At the start of the film when Cameron James is introduced to his new school by Michael, a lot of the typical high school stereotypes are shown. For example, we are shown a group of boys wearing Rasta colored clothing and speaking rather slowly. Cameron is told by Michael to stay away from that group because they are “pot heads.” This is a prime example of a stereotype because Michael assumes that the group of kids are pot smokers and also assumes they are bad people because of a that