The first image shows how the hand of Chandler is indicating himself while he speaks of “us”, meaning himself and the pets. The body language indicates a posture of self defense,as he has to indicate himself in order to gain power in his argument, as the words are complemented with the physical aspect. The second image shows when he indicates with his hands the number two, in order to make his point clear both visually and morphologically. These use of gesture to indicate value enforces the hyperbole of “two seconds” which may be related with the fact that women are stereotyped as exaggerated .This feeling of anger was made evident with the intonation of the phrases and the posture he gets once Joey disagrees and he is forced to stand up. The intonation combined with movement and words such as “Well I don’t think so mister!” emphasizes how the temper took control of the actions of the characters, and how this causes the harsh treatment to get what he wants. …show more content…
Probably the stereotype was essential in order for the audience to comprehend the joke of two friends being like a married couple having the real dilemma of housewives who have limited time for work because they are forced to take care of the children, and seek for help in their partner. It may seem ironic that a male character was chosen to represent this social group, but at the same time it shocks the reader and captures their attention, fulfilling the purpose of entertaining and causing laughter as a