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My Big Fat Greek Wedding: A Narrative Analysis
America is a country of many ethnicities, colors, races, and backgrounds. Within this multicultural society, life and various situations bring these cultures together, forcing members of different groups to interact. This intercultural mix however, invites conflict as differing opinions, values, traditions and behaviors often create misunderstandings and barriers between groups and individuals. The film, My Big Fat Greek Wedding may be viewed as a text that captures and addresses this political and social dilemma. Further, it is a movie that has been carefully constructed and produced to convey a preferred message about this dilemma to a certain audience. Through a narrative analysis, one may identify the film’s key existents and events to try to interpret what this message might be; what producers are trying to say to viewers about this social issue.
In terms of characters, one may interpret that the choices for this film were made to provide viewers with an insight on the norms and practices of Greek and American culture. This may serve as a tool to eliminate confusion, and highlight how an interaction between these differing cultures could be cause for conflict. The setting choices made for My Big Fat Greek Wedding are also significant to consider when analyzing this film as a narrative text. Similarly to the character choices, these various existent choices may have been made to teach viewers necessary lessons about Greek and American culture. Further, they may also highlight how these two cultures differ from one another. These choices then, when combined with the events and audience selections, ultimately convey the producers’ overall message.
In terms of existents then, one may identify the main character as Toula Portocaulous, who serves as narrator to film. This is a fitting choice, as the movie is based on her life as a 30-year-old daughter of Greek immigrants living in American society. She provides
America is a country of many ethnicities, colors, races, and backgrounds. Within this multicultural society, life and various situations bring these cultures together, forcing members of different groups to interact. This intercultural mix however, invites conflict as differing opinions, values, traditions and behaviors often create misunderstandings and barriers between groups and individuals. The film, My Big Fat Greek Wedding may be viewed as a text that captures and addresses this political and social dilemma. Further, it is a movie that has been carefully constructed and produced to convey a preferred message about this dilemma to a certain audience. Through a narrative analysis, one may identify the film’s key existents and events to try to interpret what this message might be; what producers are trying to say to viewers about this social issue.
In terms of characters, one may interpret that the choices for this film were made to provide viewers with an insight on the norms and practices of Greek and American culture. This may serve as a tool to eliminate confusion, and highlight how an interaction between these differing cultures could be cause for conflict. The setting choices made for My Big Fat Greek Wedding are also significant to consider when analyzing this film as a narrative text. Similarly to the character choices, these various existent choices may have been made to teach viewers necessary lessons about Greek and American culture. Further, they may also highlight how these two cultures differ from one another. These choices then, when combined with the events and audience selections, ultimately convey the producers’ overall message.
In terms of existents then, one may identify the main character as Toula Portocaulous, who serves as narrator to film. This is a fitting choice, as the movie is based on her life as a 30-year-old daughter of Greek immigrants living in American society. She provides