Midterm Post
Unpacking Parenting Styles: Understanding the Impact of Different Approaches on Children This is a short play featuring characters Moana from Disney’s Moana and Kambili from Purple Hibiscus. The play explores the question: How much do our parents shape us as we grow up? The dialogues highlight parallels and contrasts in their relationships with their dads as well as Moana’s grandmother and Kambili’s Aunty. Also the relationships that influence their decisions and identities. Hello, I am Moana of Motunui. Kambili: Hi, I am Kambili from Nigeria. Moana: Ever since I was a little girl, I was destined to be the Chief of Motunui, and to put a slab of rock, just like the chiefs before me did. That is what my dad has always wanted from me, but what I always wanted was to sail beyond the reef to restore the heart of Te Fiti. Kambili: Growing up I only listened to my father, whatever he said was what we were supposed to do. If we don't we get viciously abused by my father. Me, my brother, ...