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Video Analysis: Ivy Dreams
The parents in the video Ivy Dreams are motivated for the good of their children yet because of their methods, they cause harm to their kids. The characters in the video are incredibly stressed and try to make their parents happy by getting into one of the top schools. For instance, Michelle has posters of when she was a kid that she is forced to keep under her bed because her mother says that it is distracting for studying. The posters where very special to Michelle and she was excited to hang them up once she moved into college. As she goes to look for them under the bed she discovers they have been thrown out by her mom. This crushes Michelle emotionally. The tension between her parents is noticeable which in turn causes harm to Michelle.
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