Survivor 6

In this episode of Survivor, things start to spice up. The merge took place which basically means that the two teams have integrated and there is no longer such thing as Hunahpu and Coyopa; instead it’s hyopa. Every member is essentially for themselves although, if you have a loved one still remaining on the show,  you have the upper hand by default. In the midst of the merge, there was one character in particular that stood out in displaying some key elements of nonverbal behaviors.

The components of Nonverbal behavior are: personal appearance, facial expression and eye contact, vocal expression, and physical expression. Julie, who’s boyfriend John Rocker was voted out a while back, expressed all of the nonverbals’ listed above, only not in a positive way.  Julie seemed to be her own judge when it came to personal appearance because as she was quitting the show, she explained to Jeff that she had been judged most of her life because of her personal appearance. She is skinny with breast implants and sometimes conducted herself as diva. Her face expressions and eye contact were minimum. She had stopped smiling over the course of the show and on the last episode, her eyes were swollen with pockets of tears that she was doing her best to hold back. Her vocal expressions seemed to support her feelings as her voice often got shaky and she would speak in a low monotone pitch. Her physical expression was closed and unwelcoming as she sat by herself most of the episode and away from the other members. It was clear by Julie’s nonverbal behavior that she did not want to be on the show any longer and that being there was really taking a toll on her. Julie didn’t have to say much to Jeff when quitting the show, we could all tell by her body language that her run on Survivor was over.