As you know from reading our text’s introduction, semiotics is the study of signs. We can identify, for instance, what a facial expression denotes (what it indicates literally) and then what it connotes (what the expression indirectly suggests). If a person is smiling, the denotation is, quite simply, “he is smiling”; the connotation is “he is happy.” Of course, that connotation might change depending on what kind of smile we observe.
Which photo of this TV character would you argue reflects the most authentic happiness? What literal details/differences can you identify (regardless of how familiar you are with Michael Scott [Steve Carell] on The Office) to support your argument?
(Write at least five sentences in your response to this prompt. When you are done, read and respond to at least two classmates’ entries with a respectfully worded one or two sentences agreeing or disagreeing with particular points)
