Vignette Of The Family

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Brief Vignette of the Family
The family that I will be working with is the Williams family from the movie What’s Cooking. The focus of the movie is on the holiday Thanksgiving. The family consists of the mother Audrey Williams, the father Ronald Williams, the son Michael, and the grandmother Grace who came to visit for the holidays. The background of the family is African American. The son Michael is in his early 20s. Ronald and Audrey are in their 40s and are currently married. Ronald works for the mayor. Audrey is currently unemployed. Audrey and Ronald both have a college degree. The family appears to be financially stable living in a safe environment. The recent incident that occurred was the son throwing a drink onto his father

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