death education

Xzavier 2022-04-19 09:02:30

I paid attention to this movie because I listened to a Chinese teaching lecture. The lecturer said that American students liked watching this movie. Don't tell her. Grandma has cancer. The Chinese-American girl thinks that she should tell her grandma if she has any wishes, such as saying goodbye. In the United States, the law requires patients to be informed. But other family members disagree. In China, we generally choose to conceal the condition of the elderly, and keep saying that everything is fine without telling the patient the truth. I think this may be because we have been taboo to talk about death, so many people do not have the courage to face death. In fact, death is a part of life, and avoiding it does not mean it will not happen.

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The Farewell quotes

  • Billi: [frustrated] Are you going to tell Nai Nai?

    Haiyan: I can't, Billi. I won't go against my family.

    Uncle Haibin: Billi, there are things you misunderstand. You guys moved to the West long ago. You think one's life belongs to oneself. But that's the difference between the East and the West. In the East, a person's life is part of a whole. Family. Society.

    Uncle Haibin: You want to tell Nai Nai the truth, because you're afraid to take the responsibility for her. Because it's too big of a burden. If you tell her, then you don't have to feel guilty. We're not telling Nai Nai because it's our duty to carry this emotional burden for her.

  • Jian: You're broke again? Are you always going to live like this?

    Billi: Poor but sexy? I hope so!