Here I would say the parents also played their roles well. They did not give up on their life even they are in a dangerous situation. They managed to find a job to make the family survive and to move on with life. This really has instilled me with an important value to be strong. I would reflect this to myself because I will mostly feel demotivated to small issues that occurs in my life. Here the family are in a serious situation where they might get caught anytime, but they still enjoy they life more than people who are living freely. This can be seen when they celebrate Annie Pope's birthday together as a family.
Another highlight that I would mention here will be the spirit they have in them as a family where they believe they must be working as a unit and the fact they need each other to live. This is another value or example that I think all of us should instill in ourselves the important aspect which is the unity as a family. Besides the connection they had among themselves, Danny did try to go and meet his maternal grandmother who took care of him when he was young, here we can sense the love he has in him towards his grandmother.
Danny is also an important character in the movie. River Phoenix portrayed the role of Danny well. Danny who is a teenager or in a stage of identity vs role confusion by Erik Erikson. Danny are really trying to fit in a society but he was finding it hard because the hardship he was experiencing changing his personality frequently. This is a major stage where a person try to learn and adopt living as an adult. It is also the stage where a person tend to make independent decision regarding their relationship, career and family. Danny also had an intimate relationship going on with his schoolmate.
Besides that, he was unable to form his personality due to his multiple migration to different places with different names. He also found it is hard to pursue his dream towards music without his parents knowing to Juilliard because they need his transcript from his previous schools. Here, Danny turned little rebellious because his father did not allow him to pursue his dream and he was forced to another identity which was not his. Hence, Danny had a role confusion too. However, at the end his father let him to be independent.
Even though, Danny was not happy with his father's decision or behavior he still respected his father's advise and followed his instruction knowing the father will not be wrong and will not take a wrong decision. Here, it shows that we should respect our parents even we do not agree with them because they are more experienced than us.
