Representation of tiger parenting in the film Turning Red
Abstract
The issue of differences in parenting styles in each country or culture is especially interesting to discuss. One of them is the parenting style in Chinese culture which is called tiger parenting, it is a parenting style in the form of a strict and demanding mother with high hopes for the academic success of her children. The representation of tiger parenting is found in the Pixar film Turning Red (2022). This research aims to explore how the representation of tiger parenting in the film Turning Red is represented. The data source for this study was the film Turning Red with the observing and noting method of data collection, while the data found was analyzed using Fairclough's Critical Discourse Analysis. The results of this research shows that there are three elements of tiger parenting which are represented in the film Turning Red, the first is the strictness of parents towards their children in the academic field, the second is the limitations of Chinese children in doing what they like, and the last is tiger parenting. practiced for generations by Chinese families.
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