Mrs. Gao
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Mrs. Gao is a traditional, strong-willed Taiwanese mother whose expectations and cultural values drive much of the emotional conflict in Ang Lee’s film "The Wedding Banquet."
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ mother character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Wedding Banquet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFilmBy | Ang Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
controlling
ⓘ
emotionally demanding ⓘ strong-willed ⓘ traditional ⓘ |
| conflictType | intergenerational cultural conflict ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Wai-Tung Gao's sexuality ⓘ |
| coreValue |
family honor
ⓘ
filial piety ⓘ heterosexual marriage ⓘ social respectability ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Ang Lee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Schamus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalBackground | traditional Taiwanese ⓘ |
| drivesPlotElement | arranged wedding banquet ⓘ |
| emotionalImpactOnStory | creates tension and guilt for her son ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Han Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyRole |
mother
ⓘ
parent of Wai-Tung Gao ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Wedding Banquet (1993 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasChild | Wai-Tung Gao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Mandarin Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire for grandchildren
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desire for her son to marry a woman ⓘ maintenance of family lineage ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of traditional family expectations
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source of cultural conflict ⓘ |
| nationality | Taiwanese ⓘ |
| partOf | The Wedding Banquet character ensemble ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Sihung Lung's on-screen wife character counterpart ⓘ |
| religiousOrSpiritualContext | Chinese folk and traditional values ⓘ |
| represents |
Confucian family ideals
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older generation of Taiwanese parents ⓘ |
| settingOfKeyScenes |
family gatherings
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wedding banquet ⓘ |
| spouse | Mr. Gao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
clash between tradition and modernity
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immigrant family expectations ⓘ parental pressure ⓘ |
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