Interpersonal Communication In The Penny Saver By Mccornuno

Register to read the introduction… They are dealing with a breakdown in their communication. There are many factors that contributed to this breakdown. The couple was not on the same page when making the decision to adopt a child. Vanessa is dead set on having a baby, but did not seem to consider her husband’s thoughts. Mark seemed like he was more set on trying to become a musician than a father. There is a scene in the movie when Vanessa realized that Juno saw their ad in the Penny Saver paper, Vanessa seems confused and surprised that the as was actually in the Penny Saver. However, she never does ask Mark why he chose the Penny Saver as his way to advertise for a baby. By Mark taking it upon himself to advertize in the Penny Saver he was showing that he was not ready to take on adoption of a child because like I said earlier how odd is it to look for adoption ads next to the ads for exotic birds for sale. He seems to always be skirting the issue of anything to do with adopting a baby. (McCornack, 2010, p.296) Mark, who at first comes off as more open and relaxed turns out to be perfect example of the danger of striving to be someone you’re not. He finds a connection with Juno when they turn out to have the same taste in horror movies and music. But he starts to act like a guy who thinks he’s younger than he is and who thinks he’s cooler than he is. He is in his mid thirties acting like he’s eighteen. This …show more content…
Even though Juno’s initial perception of Mark and Vanessa was false, the situation still had a good outcome. There is a funny scene at the end where Vanessa is holding her newborn son for the first time and she asks Juno’s step-mom “How do I look?” Juno’s step-mom replies “Like a new mom, scared shitless.” (Reitman, 2007) Vanessa’s non verbal communication said it all. She was scared. One of the lessons I got out of Juno is that knowing ourselves is important if we are to deal with our problems with