The uninvolved relationships with parenting style make Vada establish relationships as she focuses on getting the emotional attachment. The men who come to work at his father funeral home are befriended by Vada as she practices to sing to them. She has no one to express her feelings, and she pays to attend an adult class where she feels comforted. She develops a crush on Mr. Bixler who is much older than her. Occasionally she visits the doctor on the claim that she has a chicken bone in her throat. She gets along quickly with Shelly when she starts to work at her father’s place (Kimble, et al., 2016).
How does the film illustrate the psychological benefits of having friends and being in a peer group?
