Little Miss Sunshine

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This paper discusses the movie, "Little Miss Sunshine" and relates that the movie is about family strength in the face of adversity. More specifically, the paper relates that the movie demonstrates that, families, in spite of their problems, can be supportive of each other in troubled times and events and that, sometimes, these troubled times and events can even bring families closer together.

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"Frank is the brother and uncle in the family. Having recently attempted suicide unsuccessfully, he has been forced to go and live with the Hoovers, despite the fact that he has been estranged from them for some time. He is thus not looking forward to embarking on the cross-country road trip that they must undertake for the sake of daughter Olive. Like Richard and Dwayne, Frank is facing a myriad of crises. A prominent Proust scholar, he had fallen in love with one of his graduate students. The student did not respond kindly to Frank's advances, and began courting the affections of the nation's other leading Proust scholar. Frank reacted harshly and effectively lost his job at the university for speaking out of line. At that point, he attempted to commit suicide, but failed in this endeavor. He is now forced to reunite with a family he feels alienated from. If that is not enough, on the road, he encounters the object of his affection who is accompanying the other Proust professor on vacation - just as Frank is purchasing pornographic magazines on behalf of the Grandfather"

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• Harder, A.F. (2002). Stages of the Family Life Cycle. Retrieved September 21, 2007, from The Childhood Affirmations Program. Web site:
• Turtletaub, M., Saraf, P., Berger, A., Yerxa, R., Friendly, D., Beugg, M., Brody, J. (Producers), & Dayton, J., Faris, V. (Directors). (2006). Little Miss Sunshine [Motion picture.] USA: Fox Searchlight Pictures.

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