IDMC’s Global Report on Internal Displacement is the official repository of data and analysis on internal displacement. This year's GRID discusses the relationship between climate change, disasters and displacement, and presents good practices from across the globe in advancing policy, displacement risk reduction and effective response.
Part 1 – Internal displacement in 2020 presents updated data and analysis of internal displacement at the global level. Data and contextual updates are included in the regional overviews and country spotlights.
Part 2 – Internal displacement in a changing climate discusses the importance of sound evidence and promising approaches to addressing disaster displacement and reducing the negative impacts of climate change on IDPs.
We Need to Talk About Kevin (both the novel by Lionel Shriver and the 2011 film) explores a "troubled" and "strained" relationship where a mother struggles with the disturbing behavior of her son.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960) remains the definitive cinematic study of a "psychotic" mother-son dynamic, where Norman Bates’ desire to both be with and become his mother leads to tragic consequences.
D.H. Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers is a classic literary exploration of a "controlling and intense" maternal love that prevents the protagonist, Paul Morel, from forming healthy relationships with other women. Coming-of-Age and Evolving Dynamics wifecrazy mom son 5 hot
In the 2015 film Room , a mother (Ma) creates an entire universe within a 10x10 shed to protect her five-year-old son, Jack, from the reality of their captivity. Similarly, in Forrest Gump (1994) , Sally Field portrays a mother whose unwavering belief in her son allows him to navigate life's challenges despite his intellectual limitations.
Many works highlight the "primal bond" of maternal love as a source of survival against extraordinary odds. We Need to Talk About Kevin (both the
Emma Donoghue’s novel Room serves as the basis for the film, offering a "child's-eye account" of this intense survivalist bond. In Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book , the wolf mother Raksha is presented as a fiercely protective creature who adopts Mowgli as her own, blurring the lines between human and animal instincts. Psychological Complexity and Conflict
Other stories delve into the darker, more "enmeshed" aspects of the relationship, where boundaries are blurred and independence is stifled. Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers is a classic literary
The bond between a mother and her son is one of the most enduring and complex themes in storytelling. In both cinema and literature, this relationship is frequently portrayed as the emotional axis around which entire narratives revolve, ranging from the fiercely protective and nurturing to the psychologically fraught and destructive. Themes of Resilience and Protection
As sons grow, the relationship often shifts from one of dependence to one of mutual discovery or painful separation. MOTHERS AND SONS in LITERATURE - Jude Hayland