Analysis Of Unmasking The Face By Paul Ekman And Wallace V. Friesen

The novel Unmasking the Face by Paul Ekman and Wallace V. Friesen was very interesting. It provided information on how to read six different emotions on the face. The book served as a guide to help understand emotions that people portray on their face. The guide focused on six main emotions: surprise, fear, disgust, anger, happiness, and sadness. In addition to all of emotions it explained the different types of signals that can appear on the face. The types of signals are static, slow and rapid. The book also explained that the emotions flash on our faces. They only last there for a second or two.

Unmaking the face established a difference between moods and emotions. Some moods are shown through the face, but it can be shown on other ways

It also showed the similarities between the emotions. For example, both disgust and anger, the eyebrows lower when shown. There are both difference between the two is the eyebrows lower while the upper lip pushes up to the nose for disgust. While in anger the eyebrows lower and the corners go to each other on an angle. The guide explained how each of the different emotions has a special way to identify it. With happiness, your mouth smiles, the sides of your mouth move towards your ears. Your mouth can be open but it can be shut too. When happiness is on our face the cheeks move up on your face so the lines around the mouth can form. At the corner of eyes, “crow’s feet” form, which are lines that form a crow’s feet figure. The signature movement on the face for happiness is the eyebrow and the upper part of the face. Sometimes there can even be a gleam or shine that is present in the eyes when someone is

An interesting point that was addressed in the book was you could tell how someone is feeling even if they are trying there hardest to hide their feelings. A person can be depressed and have a sad look upon their face, and try there hardest to have a neutral look on their face. When you see someone who is trying their hardest to hide their feelings, it could mean that a person might want to talk about it or want to blend into the background. Controlling the facial expressions is hard for anyone to