The Importance Of Family In James Cameron's Avatar

Family is defined as to who one is around and spends the most time with which can cause a potential parting or a greater bond to grow. James Cameron’s “Avatar” expresses this through Jake spending time with the Na’vi enough for him to sacrifice sleep and his human life to consider himself and be accepted as one of the Na’vi’s family. This film expresses that one can change who they are to become part of something else. In contrast, Sandra Cisneros's “Woman Hollering Creek” Cleofilas wanted to withdraw from Juan Sanchez’s life due to the collapsing relationship they were going through, caused by the two spending so much time together, signifying that the more time spent with each other, their relationship died out quickly. In James Cameron’s “Avatar”, Jake (the protagonist) sacrifices sleep and …show more content…
It is even noted in the short story: “How when a man and a woman love each other, sometimes that love sours. But a parent’s love for a child, a child for its parents, is another thing entirely.” (Cisneros, 220), This could easily be caused by a false sense of love and family, due to telenovelas being so dramatic and seemingly perfect, all the ends being tied up into a neat little knot. “The dress I want to wear just needs to be altered a teensy bit to bring it up to date. See, I saw a new style last night that I thought would suit me. Did you watch last night’s episode of The Rich Also Cry? Well, did you notice the dress the mother was wearing?” (Cisneros, 221) Many references in the text are made to telenovelas, as Cleofilas compares what her life is like and her style in comparison to the actors. “She has to remind herself why she loves him when she changes the baby’s Pampers, or when she mops the bathroom floor” (Cisneros, 223) if one genuinely considered someone else part of your family, there should be no need to think about why one thinks