When a parent dies, older siblings frequently step up to caring roles for younger siblings and even assist the surviving parent. This shift can force them to mature quickly, as articulated in the study by Chater et al., highlighting how these siblings feel unprepared yet compelled to maintain family responsibilities. The movie '27 Dresses' exemplifies this dynamic, showcasing an older sister instinctively taking on a caretaking role amidst their father's struggle after their mother's death, illustrating a blend of grief and newfound responsibility that comes with loss.
The need to look after other family members, such as the surviving parent or siblings, makes older parentless siblings mature quickly. There was a feeling that this was not something they were prepared for, but something that needed to be done.
In the movie 27 Dresses, Jane offers to take her younger sister Tess to the restroom, sensing their father's overwhelm as the new sole parent to two little girls.
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