>>52666203I guess it depends on your cultural background because I immediately thought it was his aunt. Most asians live in multigenerational households so it is normal to be economically supported growing up and stay home even as grown adults and it's abnormal to be kicked out in 18. However, usually asian kids are very filial and the parents are aggressive and will very strictly raise and mould kids to fit the ideal career paths, forcing children to give up music, the arts etc and control every aspect of their life. It's also expected that children will look after the parents when the parents grow older and die. The first loyalty of the child should be to the continuation of the family and the idea of the family is very tribal, even if there is conflict in the family you will never show it to outsiders because the family is one unit and also to be cut off from relatives is basically a form of total exile.
The way I see Hassel being recalled to his father's side, they are appealing to his filial duties because the first loyalty should always be to one's blood family and they are riding on his sense of guilt to entrap him. And also, because if his father should die, he will take his place as the patriach of the clan. However, Hassel realises that the family he has found in the academy is stronger than his blood ties and defies them, knowing that he is being manipulated. Standing up to your family and pursuing your dream is something that a lot of asians will never do because it has been ingrained in us since childhood to be obedient to the family.
