The Importance Of Familial Relations On An Individual

How does the Importance of Familial Relations Affect an Individuals Sense of Self? ‘We need New Names’ written by NoViolet and ‘Sunflower and the Secret Fan’ written by Lisa See both explore the concept of the importance of familial relations on an individual. Both these novels outline the importance of familial relations, and how they can affect an individual’s sense of self. Throughout the notion of growing up leaving home and finding love the importance of familial relations and how they can affect an individuals sense of self are introduced. Both novels outline that growing up is a major factor and fundamental stage in an individual’s life. However, as introduced in both these texts the process of growing up in some cases, may†¦show more content†¦People left in droves and Darling’s father wanted to leave with them. ‘He was going to leave and nothing would stop him’ (Bulawayo, n.d.) This evidently caused a strain in Darling’s relationship with her father and the way she perceived him. â€Å"Father comes home after many years of forgetting us, of not sending us money, of not loving us, not visiting us, not anything us and parks in the shack† (Bulawayo, n.d.) This quote outlines the lack of love and trust she had gotten from her relationship with her father, similarly Lily also felt a lack of love from her family. In the text ‘Snow Flower and the Secret Fan’ Lisa also felt a notion of neglect from her parents, as being a younger girl in her culture wasn†™t shown to being as important as being a male or an older daughter. â€Å"I saw clearly that I was inconsequential to her. I was a third child, a second worthless girl, too little to waste time on’ (See, 2007) Subsequently leading to her feeling worthless and insignificant. Through neglect from both their families both the protagonists felt the notion of disintegration in familial relations. Leaving home can be an initial and sometimes very perplex point in a person’s life. In both texts, the protagonists left home and even though they were at different stages of their lives, leaving home for a different purpose, both individuals suffered from the disintegration of familial relations due to this. Darling from ‘We Need New