in the movie cast away , tom hanks plays a man named chuck noland. chuck is a businessman who is always so busy that he has little time for his friends ……
"western par excellence", glorifying western expansions, praise the opportunities for democratic life on the frontier, ambivalence about civilization, "inherent unfairness of prejudging individuals", assumed exclusion of ethnic others, visual style dramatizes social prejudice, Ringo/Wayne as the true, native, and natural American democratic idol