The Ashes of Tragedy
Parental Death and Child Character Development in Bambi and The Lion King
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13629345 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marissa Lammon (0000-0002-1640-091X, University of Colorado Boulder, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1340-1363 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00302228231202884 |
| PMID | 37713269 |
| OpenAlex | W4386757357 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 68 |
The Walt Disney company has been the topic of extensive research for decades; among the explored subjects and identified themes is Disney's fixation on death. Disney has capitalized on the incredibly traumatic childhood experience of the death of a parent by featuring parental death as a major narrative component. Speculation remains regarding the accuracy of not only death presentations in media, but death influence on characters. Using textual analysis, this paper explores the role of parental death on child character development within two Disney animated films. Analysis demonstrates an inaccurate depiction of parental death influence on children in a positive light - essentially overlooking the trauma associated with loss during childhood and the mediating factors of long-term bereavement outcomes. Conversations remain to be had regarding how these inaccurate depictions of death and dying in popular culture influence the children consuming them
Art · Character (mathematics · Depiction · Developmental psychology · Literature · Narrative · Psychiatry · Tragedy (event · Gender, Feminism, and Media · History · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Psychology · Social Psychology
Social learning theory
Ani̇masyon Si̇nemada Ölüm Kavrami
Living with Television
Death in Contemporary Popular Culture
How Death Imitates Life
Television
The Disney Way of Death
Developmental Understanding of Death and Grief Among Children During Covid-19 Pandemic
Childhood Unpredictability, Schemas for Unpredictability, and Risk Taking
Supporting Childhood Bereavement Through School-Based Grief Group
Death in Disney Films
Family Communication and Psychological Health in Children and Adolescents Following a Parent’s Death From Cancer
The Development of the Concept of Death among Chinese and U.S. Children 3–17 Years of Age
End-of-Life in Disney and Pixar Films
Sensational! Violent! Popular! Death in American Movies
From Entombment to Entertainment
Bemoaning Bambi
Son, Black People are Like Superman. But Cops Can Be the Kryptonite
Beyond Heroes and Villains
Childhood bereavement
Desensitization to media violence over a short period of time
Children's Psychological Distress Following the Death of a Parent
Factors influencing the severity of childhood bereavement reactions
Childhood bereavement
How surviving parents handled their young children's adaptation to the crisis of loss
Bereavement
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |