Communication Patterns Affecting Interpersonal Communication

How do the communication patterns affect interpersonal communication?
Juno’s ability to still be witty and funny even when she is pregnant makes her a positive and mentally strong character. Because of her constant positive attitude, people become happy around her. A case of this is evident when Vanessa asks Juno how sure she is with giving her baby for adoption, and Juno responds to her with “I’m going to say I’m about a 104% sure.” Thus, Juno’s statement gives Vanessa a huge smile. Juno continues by saying “Seriously if I could just have the thing and give it to you now, I’d totally would but I’m guessing it looks probably like a sea monkey right now and we should get it a little cuter.” Once again, Juno’s remark makes Vanessa extremely positive as she says “That’s great!” and even tells Juno “You’re beautiful” displaying how …show more content…
As Paulie is getting ready to run outside, Juno asks him “Guess what.” Paulie replies with “What, I don’t know” while he has a smile on his face. As soon as Juno tells him that “I’m pregnant”, Paulie is at once left stunned and speechless. Along with these reactions, he gulps his throat and looks extremely tensed. After a few seconds, Paulie asks Juno “What should we do?” with a voice that sounds traumatized and staggered. When Juno tells her parents about her pregnancy, their reactions are like Paulie’s – shocked and dumbfounded. Along with that, Mac and Bren’s mouths are wide open in total disbelief as Juno apologizes to them for her blunder. After Juno assures to her parents that everything will be alright, Mac tells Juno “I thought you’d be the kind of girl to know when to say when.” After saying this, both Mac and Juno look disappointed. These reactions are appropriate because discovering your 16-year-old daughter or girlfriend pregnant is the worst nightmare a parent or a boyfriend can ever