My Big Fat Greek Wedding

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This paper analyzes this romantic comedy which centers on a young Greek-American woman's trials and tribulations when she falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept her fiance while she herself comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity. The paper examines the main characters and how they develop throughout the movie.

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"The central female character, Toula Portakalos falls in love with Ian, and finds herself caught between her love for him, and pleasing her father, Gus who believes Toula should "marry a Greek boy, make Greek babies, feed everyone" (Harvey, 2002). Both male characters are pivotal to the development of the story and in the end, Toula's growth and acceptance of her cultural heritage (and family's overbearing traits). She is able to take what she has been taught by her father, and re-learns from an "outside" point of view of Ian what it means to be a Greek-American."

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