Eat Drink Man Woman: Family Relations in Food and Taste

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Eat Drink Man Woman
Introduction
Unarguably, food is a fundamental desire of man. The film by Ang Lee tells the story of a single father and three daughters. Tarja Laine goes on to give her view on family relations as per the film, “Eat Drink Man Woman.”
Family Relations
According to Laine, a family should be an environment with open communication. She specifically quotes that a family stays together if they eat together (Pisters and Wim 105). Food serves a role beyond just satisfying hunger. It goes ahead to nurture connections that are imperative for families. She indicates that pinpointing the true essence of family is impossible because family is continuously evolving. Family is, therefore, a consolidation of interpersonal relations.
Different Cultural Family Values
The writer illustrates the need to see aspects of family beyond our own experience. She points to cultural spectatorship as trying to fathom different attributes of cultures (Pisters and Wim 104). Intercultural knowledge is essential in that it forces us to appreciate family val...