Communication in Relationships (English Essay) - "Muriel's Wedding", "Looking for Alibrandi", "Chocolat"

In order to have a healthy relationship, the parties involved must overcome the barriers of miscommunication, through honesty, empathy, respect and trust. As well as this, one needs to be able to identity themselves and know who they really are and what they want in order for the relationship to succeed. Without these elements, any relationship will suffer. The texts, "Muriel's Wedding", 'Manwatching', "Looking for Alibrandi" and "Chocolat" all explore the way relationships are affected …

…are perfect examples that in order to have a healthy relationship, the barriers of miscommunication must be overcome by trust, empathy, respect and honesty. Whether it be learning to suppress negative feelings to people, learning not to be afraid of expressing your emotions or being truthful to yourself and others, positive communication is the key to all healthy relationships and this is further proven by the texts Muriel's Wedding, Chocolat, Looking for Alibrandi and "Manwatching".