The Farewell B2 2025 by Meg Sayago

Francisco Ramirez - Social

2025-02-20 15:58:26 UTC

This sources goes through numerous of the social aspects. This sources speaks about the cultural differences, illness in different cultures. It first speaks about themes and representations in the story, then moving onto the film Aesthetics and Cinematic Techniques -- all the way to the critical acclaim and the reception.

Social - Lilah Goldfarb

2025-02-20 16:02:11 UTC

An article about how death is handled in the Chinese culture. The mourning process, burning the family member's clothes and washing the body before placing it in the casket. Honoring their ancestors is important to the culture and food will be placed in front of the casket during the funeral as an offering.

Social Context The Handling of Death- Ian Abreu

205455ia — 2025-02-20 16:02:16 UTC

This article speaks on how the people of China view death with their ideologies about it seeing as something natural that shouldn't be feared, they see that talking about death ruins "natural harmony" within the mind they avoid talking about it in general.

In the film we see the family goes out of their way to not tell Nai Nai about her cancer because they said its not the cancer that kills its the fears and they even outright avoid talking about it in most scenes within the film.

Geographical- Josh

2025-02-20 16:03:49 UTC

This source helps readers understand the cultural aspect of the movie “Farewell” by displaying how lulu wangs personal connection china and how it shaped the film. Lulu chose to film in china because this is where her parents lived, instead of the generally city Beijing to hold an authentic feel to the film. Wang uses real location like her actual grandmas apartment and her cousins wedding venue.

Social Context - Francesca

206930fp — 2025-02-20 16:04:29 UTC

This article talks about the Chinese cultural opinion about death. How they react and what are their perspectives, about death.

Francisco Ramirez - Social

2025-02-20 16:06:44 UTC

This sources briefly speaks about the entirety of the movie not only giving social examples of the story. This sources goes speaks about the plot, moving into the social aspects. It speaks about the handling of death, the social separation between America, etc.

Quamaye , Social

2025-02-20 16:07:54 UTC

This article goes in depth on how Chinese culture treat their loved ones in their last moments. In their eyes, they see it as a sort of peaceful death. This can be implied as they want their family to decease without a sense of fear or pain and to go on in the afterlife happy.

Alexa M. - social

2025-02-20 16:12:33 UTC

This article it helps the reads make them understand the culture aspect in the film the farewell. It tells us how Chinese families how they prioritize family identity over like individual identities. Filial piety it is important in the Chinese culture and it affects the characters actions and their designs. To understand this it is important like how they keep their families illness secret and they try and navigate their relationships together.

Geographical - Daniil Segreaves

205400ds — 2025-02-20 16:13:40 UTC

This journal article discusses China's water management. There are mentions of how investments in the infrastructure affect the supply and quality of their water. This article also explains the impact the water has on the environment and general human health.

Will Churetta - Social

2025-02-20 16:18:37 UTC

This article discuses Chinese funeral and death traditions. This article talks of the mourning process families face in Chinese traditions as well as both ancient funeral ceremonies and modern day. This article also talks of the Ritual Wailing seen in the film as well as the history of this wailing.

Adam social context of mourning

2025-02-20 16:21:09 UTC

this article talks about how its tradition to wear white, White is very important to Chinese mourners. Family members can put pieces of white cloth over the dead body.

Social - Jessica Newman

2025-02-20 16:21:09 UTC

This article is about how traditional chinese weddings are more about economic and social status. Traditional chinese families tend to focus on family wealth, ranking, and status. In northern china housing plays a role in the marriage, in southern china fortune telling is taken into account. If they are compatible they will marry. Those who live in the country side will usually pressure their children to marry once they hit their early twenties.

Institutional Context Medical Practices- Ian Abreu

205455ia — 2025-02-20 16:22:13 UTC

This article talks about how the medical practices of China are considered incredibly different compared to the west due to the regional and rational dynamic of china

we can see within the film the difference of the medical institutions compared to the west with the family of main characters we focus on even acknowledging this themselves saying that the whole plot of not telling Nai Nai about her condition would not be possible in america

Alex - Economical

2025-02-20 16:27:05 UTC

This article helps you understand the economical differences between the American and Chinese economies. It shows the reasoning behind the way of life and difference in wealth in China that Billi experienced.

Emmanuel morales- Social

2025-02-20 16:28:16 UTC

The source goes trough the manny origins and roots that a arranged marriage along with wedding ceremonies in china 🇨🇳. IN the movie we see an example of the ranged marriages ad the negative effects it has on both parties

Economic context - Francesca

206930fp — 2025-02-20 16:29:13 UTC

The page talks about the average cost of living in New York. In the movie we could see how Billi at the beginning had difficulty paying the bills. So the article is talking about what it takes to live in New York.

Yanelin Duran - Social

206721yd — 2025-02-20 16:29:30 UTC

This article speaks about the mourning period of the Chinese, going in depth about beliefs, rituals, and customs.

Historical - Lilah Goldfarb

2025-02-20 16:31:18 UTC

This paper talks about the burial methods of the Dawenkou Culture. They're known for their elaborate graves with ceramics, jade, even pig heads, and lots of space.

Will Churetta - Geographical

2025-02-20 16:31:50 UTC

This article depicts a more inside view in the making of The Farewell directed by Lulu Wang. The story was based on a real experience in Lulu Wang's life, where her grandmother was diagnosed with cancer and her family agreed to keep it a secret so she wouldn't worry. The shoot took 5 weeks and was filmed in Changchun, China, the same village where Wang's grandmother actually lived. This was a way for Wang to express the grief and emotions she felt having to lie to her own grandmother however, the real life Nai Nai survived another 6 years after only giving 3 months to live. The attention to detail in this film was immaculate being filmed in the very location the real Nai Nai roamed.

Adam- social context

2025-02-20 16:36:17 UTC

this article talks about how long a funeral lasts and how mourining effects the family, the funeral usually last 3-4 days and there is 100 days after the death ceremonies.

Quamaye, History

2025-02-20 17:00:59 UTC

This article connects with ¨farewell" because of the multigenerational concept. This is because of the fact that the younger generations grow up to take care of their elders. This can be better represented when Billi and her family all get together to spend time with the grandmother, since she has "cancer"and is dying.

Economic - Daniil Segreaves

205400ds — 2025-02-20 17:12:02 UTC

This website shows the cost of living in NYC. The site goes through the many expenses that you need to live there and costs associated with them.

2025-02-20 18:56:02 UTC

The book is about social exceptions and what the normal is for women that are in china in the republican era. You can Geta better understanding of what the traditional values and how much pressure there still is for Chinese families today. Just like in the movie the farewell the family deals with Nai Nai's illness and with their different family members.

Social Change - Jalian

2025-02-21 04:42:54 UTC

This article is about the intergenerational bonds among Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Americans showed the elder support, highlighting immigration and generational differences

Social Context - Jalian

2025-02-21 04:59:30 UTC

This article discusses how changes in the east Asian family dynamics

Social Context-Arshan

2025-02-21 13:30:18 UTC

The article discusses how aging in China is influenced by cultural and social context, including how farewell rituals and traditions shape the elderly experience. It shows how older people in China deal with family changes and what society expects from them.

Social Context- Arshan

2025-02-21 14:05:50 UTC

This article describes a ritual where family members perform a bathing ceremony on the dead which they place the body in a casket surrounded by flowers, candles, a photograph, and colored light to honour and remember the dead.

Social Context - Yanelin Duran

206721yd — 2025-02-21 14:51:35 UTC

This text talks about how traditional Chinese families were structured, especially before modern times. The ideas came from Confucian beliefs, which said that individuals should put their family and country before themselves. The author, a Western psychoanalyst, studies these family structures.

Death and Ritual Wailing - Sean

102822sm — 2025-02-21 19:53:54 UTC

The article talks about Chinese culture during funerals and how they mourn death. During funerals there is a complex set of practices, speeches, attire and objects that make up the funeral. They also have a wailing ritual where people there or hired people wail very loud in mourning of the people that died.

China's Economy Shift - Sean

102822sm — 2025-02-21 21:50:57 UTC

In this text it talks about the economic shift China had. Originally central planning to a market economy. This change led to more urbanization and economic disparities. In the movie Billi's family that stayed in China benefitted from this growth while the ones who moved to New York were struggling financially.

Social- Joel Jimenez

206350jj — 2025-02-24 22:53:56 UTC

The article discusses the crackdown of China on the card game "throwing eggs" (Guandan), which has been accused of promoting decadence and idleness among the youth. Such a mindset underlines the country's attitudes toward the preservation of traditional values, including hard work and discipline, as well as toward control of leisure that is viewed as undermining these values.

Social - Joel Jimenez

206350jj — 2025-02-24 23:14:20 UTC

Traditional Chinese values, like filial piety, collectivism, and respect for hierarchy, still pervade and shape social expectations, even among the younger generations. There is modernity, but the ancient value is still emphasized in harmony in the society, controlled by the government through regulating leisure activities and behaviors in terms of itself.

Kerem

2025-02-28 02:20:25 UTC

https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Turkey/United-States/Economy

This link shows the difference between American and Turkish economy. The Turkish economy is in a very bad spot as it’s been steadily declining for the past few years, American economy isn’t no where near as bad but still isn’t in a great state. This shows how different the living standards in these two countries might be. It looks a lot more difficult to live in a Turkish economy then American because a bag of chips is 6 dollars.

Brayan- Social

2025-02-28 16:06:24 UTC

China is an exciting mix of tradition.

adrian silverio

2025-02-28 16:34:31 UTC

Yuri - social

2025-03-04 01:08:17 UTC

the film delves into the concept of "good lies" and the moral quandaries they present. Through its nuanced portrayal of intergenerational relationships, "The Farewell" offers a touching examination of cultural identity and the universal struggle to protect loved ones. this explains what and how and who has relationships and how they are important to one another

2025-03-04 01:11:58 UTC

Care for others in the family comes from one of the basic virtues in Confucianism, taking care of your parents as they took care of you. The concept of filial piety forms the basis for all other relationships—ruler to subject, parent to child, husband to wife, older to younger, and friend to friend. These are the five hierarchical Confucian relationships in which the older ones are responsible for the care of the younger ones. In turn the younger ones are to submit and obey those who are older. this article is saying that you should always care for someone no matter what age and they had a connection in the movie by supporting each other and being there for one another.

Cultural context - Emmanuel Morales

2025-03-27 15:07:50 UTC

this article is talking about the chinese health care system. its also speaking about how differently they see health care . they see medicine as a esential last resort option to save the life. they also intend to wait the last resort to let the body react appropriately

Social Context - Hozzy Wilson

2025-04-01 15:15:03 UTC

Billi was born in China, but when we meet her she lives in New York, not far from her parents, who speak English at home. She’s played by Nora Lum, also known as Awkwafina, who had to learn Chinese for the role. Her pronunciation is often endearingly bad. It’s never a plot point; Billi, based on Wang, who is relatively fluent supposed to be bad at Chinese. So Billi’s relatives and other various characters can somewhat miraculously always understand her, but there are moments where you can hear Billi translate her thoughts out loud. “Cousin,” she says mid-sentence, pausing when explaining to the hotel clerk why she’s visiting from America. “Tang di,” Billi remembers, and carries on with what she was saying. (To be fair, there are eight different context-specific ways to say “cousin” in Chinese.) Later, when she’s making a speech at her cousin’s wedding, she apologizes for her heavily accented Chinese and mutters “thank you” in English when an unseen man encourages her.

Geographical context- Lilah

2025-09-08 14:04:50 UTC

This article talks about the differences between how the East and West approach dying and taking care of our elderly.

Geographical - Lilah

2025-09-09 14:04:49 UTC

This article talks about how critical it is in China for the family to step up and take care of their elderly. The healthcare system even explains their system is created around the family caretakers.