The media sheds light on all different family dynamics through movies and shows. In the show Full House, three sisters and their father Danny, overcome the grief of the death of their mother with the help of their uncle Jesse and father’s childhood best friend Joey. Together the three older men band together in order to raise the younger girls and become a close-knit family. Throughout the seasons, many life lessons were taught to the girls and as well as the audience watching. The show portrayed various problems the family had to deal with and how they overcame them. As the show is renewed for more seasons in the past years, the once young daughters are now grown up to be parents and continue to advise their kids the same problems they faced when they were younger.
On the other hand, having even one parent was a blessing for the girls of Full House, in the movie Lilo and Stitch, by Disney, Nani had to raise her younger sister, Lilo, all alone. With both of their parents being gone, Nani had to become the parent figure for her sister. She made sure her younger sister was doing well in school and her extracurriculars like hula. She also raised Lilo to be a good person with a loving heart. This is shown when she encourages Lilo to feed the fishes with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and helps and supports her with her problems. She did all of this even though a social worker constantly tries to separate them.
Even though younger siblings were raised by different family members, they still strived to make everything work out. Family has no definition. These two iconic movies and shows has shown how even though these young children grew up without the ideal family unit, they still were able to grow up as good people. There were hardships that came along but each family banded together in order to overcome these problems.
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