A high pitch sound is heard while Hallorann 'shines' with Danny. The motif of 'shining' or preverbal communication is a further elaboration of the opposition between civil and natural life. It suggests a truth that shines forth without the mediation of representation. The film is a visual rather than a verbal text. That is, it makes its point primarily through images and color coding, not through a discursive elaboration of its meaning. Language signifies civility, and at the level Jack comes to inhabit, language is no longer operative. Thus, 'nature' seems to stand outside language and civilization altogether.

HALLORAN (thought transfer) How'd you like some ice cream, Doc?