The Culture Shock and Adaptation in Crocodile Dundee.docVIP

The Culture Shock and Adaptation in Crocodile Dundee 　　Abstract：Culture shock is a common phenomenon，which has historical cause，symptoms，and cure.Usually adaptation to a new culture has following steps：hostility，honeymoon，recovery，and adjustment.This essay is mainly about the culture shock and adaptation in film Crocodile Dundee. 　　Key Words：culture chock，adaptation，recovery，adjustment 　　 　　Ⅰ Two Settings 　　Crocodile Dundee is a romantic film reflecting culture shocks in cross-culture interaction.With mild and sharp eyesight，humorous and optimistic character，Dundee won the heart of the leading actress Sue as well as large audience in modern society. 　　The film was shot in two completely different settings，the outback of Australia and New York.The former was made up of flourish jungle，full of poisonous snakes，buffaloes and crocodiles.People there were simple，friendly and primitive.While the latter was full of people from different countries.However，as a concrete jungle，New Yorkers were hypocritical，even felling superior to other races and tribes. 　　The two settings were contradictory，which foreshadowed more conflicts due to different cultures.Culture is that complex whole which includes knowledge，belief，art，law，morals，custom，and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society. 　　ⅡCulture Shock 　　Culture shock is a concept first brought forward by American anthropologist Kalvero Oberg in 1958.He found that culture shock is almost like a disease：it has a cause，symptoms，and a cure.This term expresses the lack of direction，the feeling of not knowing what to do or how to do things in a new environment，and not knowing what is appropriate or not.The onset can vary from a few weeks to months after coming to a new place.Culture shock results from losing all our familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse.Kalvero Oberg described four stages in culture shock. 　　Stage one is the interesting honeymoon phase.Every new experience seems go