Prompt 14

In the movie, To Live, filial piety is not shown to be very important. Fugui does not respect his father nor the legacy he has built for him. Fugui gambles it all away without respect to his father, finally making himself and his family homeless as well as causing his father's heart attack. Harmony within a family is shown to be fleeting. When it is found it is usually pushed away or shattered by tragedy or stubborness. Fugui knows that hardwork will pay off in the end and lead to self-cultivation so after the war he works hard to provide for his family. At the time the movie is set in, survival is the philosophy of life. Fugui and his wife, Jiazhen fight and survive for their lives even though they do not believe in the Party's cause. At this time in history I believe that the philosophy of life was survival. I think everything can be related to the idea of yin and yang including survival. This philosophy is the same throughout the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution. The family will say and do anything to stay together and stay alive.