Henry Yan in The Farewell
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Henry Yan in *The Farewell* is the emotionally reserved yet deeply caring father of the protagonist, whose conflicted loyalty to both Chinese tradition and his Americanized daughter underscores the film’s central cultural tensions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henry Yan in The Farewell canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| ageGroup | middle-aged adult ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Farewell (2019 film) ⓘ |
| basedOn | Lulu Wang’s family experiences ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
conflicted
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deeply caring ⓘ dutiful son ⓘ emotionally reserved ⓘ protective father ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWorkAppearedIn |
China
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Lulu Wang ⓘ |
| culturalBackground | Chinese ⓘ |
| emotionalArc |
struggles to express feelings to daughter
ⓘ
suppresses grief to maintain family façade ⓘ |
| emotionalExpressionStyle | stoic ⓘ |
| familyName | Yan ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYearOfWorkAppearedIn | 2019 ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | comedy-drama film ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry ⓘ |
| internalConflict | disagrees internally with the lie but complies for family harmony ⓘ |
| introducedAs | Billi’s father living in New York ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkAppearedIn |
English
ⓘ
Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| moralStance | supports family decision to hide diagnosis from Nai Nai ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodies tension between assimilation and tradition
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mediator between Billi and extended family ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
father of the protagonist
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supporting character ⓘ |
| occupation | Chinese immigrant father (unspecified professional job) ⓘ |
| parentingStyle |
conflict-avoidant
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quietly supportive ⓘ |
| participatesIn | family trip to China ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Tzi Ma ⓘ |
| primaryConflict | loyalty to Chinese family tradition vs support for Americanized daughter ⓘ |
| relationshipToProtagonist | father ⓘ |
| relative |
Billi
ⓘ
surface form:
Billi (daughter)
Nai Nai (mother) ⓘ |
| residence |
United States (fictional setting)
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surface form:
United States (within the story)
|
| screenTimeRelativeToProtagonist | moderate ⓘ |
| spouse | Jian (wife) ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
cultural identity
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family obligation ⓘ immigrant experience ⓘ intergenerational conflict ⓘ |
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