History WesternAnimation / FarFromTheTree

* AnAesop:
** Take care to remember your parents' mistakes and watch yourself, lest you find yourself repeating them.
** When you want your child to be safe, using "BecauseISaidSo" as your only rationale is going to backfire, because children are curious. Give them concrete reasons for ''why'' they should do as you say.

* WouldHurtAChild: The coyote immediately attacks young Marie when it sees her. Of course, it is a predator, and when a predator sees what looks like an easy meal, it has no reason to not go right for it.

* AngerBornOfWorry: Papa ''flips out'' when Marie runs off, understandably so since disobeying him is what led to the kid getting hurt. {{Deconstructed}}, as his "do as I say and don't question me" approach fails to actually prevent her from getting hurt in the first place, and getting shouted at after the fact just makes the damage worse. [[spoiler:Later, the now-adult Marie nearly does the same thing to her own child, until she [[MyGodWhatHaveIDonecatches herself making the same mistake]], and [[TookALevelInKindness switches to a gentler, more understanding approach]].]]

* AngerBornOfWorry: Papa ''flips out'' when Marie runs off, understandably so since disobeying him is what led to the kid getting hurt. {{Deconstructed}}, as his "do as I say and don't question me" approach fails to actually prevent her from getting hurt in the first place, and getting shouted at after the fact just makes the damage worse. [[spoiler:Later, the now-adult Marie nearly does the same thing to her own child, until she catches herself making the same mistake, and switches to a gentler, more understanding approach.]]

* PinkMeansFeminine: Marie's fur is a dull pinkish-grey, while her father and her own child have more natural grey fur.

* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Marie's mother is never seen. Neither is Marie's mate when she grows up and becomes a parent herself, although the latter makes more sense, as real life raccoons are not monogamous and mothers raise the kits alone.

* AbusiveParents: Of the emotional variety; Papa scolds Marie not just out of worry, but for every single infraction, no matter how small. [[DisproportionateRetribution He snaps at her for attempting to replicate the way he's digging for clams]], and when she wanders about half a foot away to listen to a shell, he slaps it out of her hands, shattering it. She nearly follows his example with her own child before deciding to break the cycle.
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Marie's mother is never seen. Neither is Marie's mate when she grows up and becomes a parent herself, although this makes more sense, as real life raccoons are not monogamous and mothers raise the kits alone.

* BecauseISaidSo: {{Deconstructed}}. Marie's father doesn't explain or show her ''why'' she has to stay in the cave, just dragging her back and snapping at her every time she leaves it. Marie, who is very eager to explore this exciting new environment, keeps running off and learns the hard way why her father was being so protective. [[spoiler:Later, she ''almost'' does the same thing to her own child, but then realizes that this approach isn't helping anyone, so instead she takes her child to the tree and shows them the coyote and gestures to her scar. Once they're given actual context and explanation, the child understands and obeys, only venturing out with their parent and thus staying safe.]]
* BreakingTheCycleOfBadParenting: The protagonist raccoon's father was extremely harsh and overprotective with her when teaching her how to make her way in the world. After she becomes a mother, she recognizes that she is repeating her father's behavior, and adopts a more gentle, diplomatic approach with her own child.

* GoodParents: When Marie grows up, she has a kit of her own. [[spoiler:She initially repeats her father's mistake when she gets angry at her child for nearly getting eaten by a coyote, but when she realizes that she's scared him, she catches herself and takes a more nurturing approach. She shows her child the coyote from a safe distance and points to her scar to explain why he shouldn't go out.]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The father raccoon is never seen again after the TimeSkip. Considering that years have passed, and Marie is an adult when she returns, it's very likely he died at some point.

* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Marie's mother is never seen. Neither is Marie's mate when she grows up and becomes a parent herself.

** After Papa furiously scolds Marie for going out when he told her not to and nearly getting killed by a coyote, the camera shows them sitting on the tree branch as far away from each other as possible.

** Dark storm clouds gather during Marie's terrifying confrontation with the coyote, all the way up to Papa rescuing her and then angrily scolding her for nearly getting killed. Even when they are both safe, the sky doesn't clear--Marie is shaken by what she went through and terrified of Papa's wrath, and he doesn't make a move to comfort her.

** After Papa furiously scolds Marie for going out when he told her not to and nearly getting killed by a coyote, the last shot in the first half of the short is them sitting on the tree branch as far away from each other as possible.

* RuleOfSymbolism: After Papa furiously scolds Marie for going out when he told her not to and nearly getting killed by a coyote, the last shot in the first half of the short is them sitting on the branch as far apart from each other as possible.

* RuleOfSymbolism: After Papa yells at Marie for going out and nearly getting killed by a coyote, the last shot in the first half of the short is them sitting on the branch as far apart from each other as possible.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The father raccoon is never seen again after the TimeSkip. Considering that years have past, and Marie is an adult when she returns, it's very likely he died at some point.

** Telling kids BecauseISaidSo can backfire, because kids are curious. Give them concrete reasons for why they should do as you say.

MeaningfulName: The short's title is a reference to the old saying, "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree", showing how Marie very nearly ended up becoming like her overprotective father.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The father raccoon is never seen again after the TimeSkip.

* AbusiveParents: Of the emotional variety; the father raccoon scolds his kit not just out of worry, but for every single infraction, no matter how small. He snaps at her for attempting to replicate the way he's digging for clams, and when she wanders about half a foot away to listen to a shell, he slaps it out of her hands, shattering it. She nearly follows his example with her own child before deciding to break the cycle.

* AngerBornOfWorry: The raccoon's father ''flips out'' when she runs off, understandably so since disobeying him is what led to the kid getting hurt. {{Deconstructed}}, as his "do as I say and don't question me" approach fails to actually prevent the raccoon from getting hurt in the first place, and getting shouted at after the fact just makes the damage worse. [[spoiler:Later, the now-adult raccoon nearly does the same thing to her own child, until she catches herself making the same mistake, and switches to a gentler, more understanding approach.]]

* BecauseISaidSo: {{Deconstructed}}. The raccoon's father doesn't explain or show her ''why'' she has to stay in the cave, just dragging her back and snapping at her every time she leaves it. The young raccoon, who is very eager to explore this exciting new environment, keeps running off and learns the hard way why her father was being so protective. [[spoiler:Later, she ''almost'' does the same thing to her own child, but then realizes that this approach isn't helping anyone, so instead she takes her child to the tree and shows them the coyote and gestures to her scar. Once they're given actual context and explanation, the child understands and obeys, only venturing out with their parent and thus staying safe.]]

* LogoJoke: The Disney logo is drawn in the sand, with the raccoon drawing the arch, and their child placing a shell at the end.
* ManlyTears: A blink-and-you-miss-it example, but when the father raccoon screeches at his kit after nearly losing her to the coyote, his remaining eye is shimmering with unshed tears.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: While snarling and shrieking at her kit for nearly getting himself killed by a coyote, the mother raccoon suddenly takes in the sight of her tearful, cowering child and her own shadow, and realizes she's becoming her father.

* ParentsAsPeople: The father raccoon is hard and mean, but he also lost an eye to a coyote, and wants to protect his daughter from an outside world that wants to literally swallow her whole. Unfortunately, he fails to communicate why, and the kit's natural curiosity leads her into trouble. [[spoiler:Years later, the raccoon, now an adult with a child of her own, repeats her father's mistakes until she catches herself and takes the time to show her child ''why'' they have to be cautious, before exploring the beach together.]]
* ScarsAreForever: The daughter raccoon is identified as an adult by having the same scar she received from the coyote as a child.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The father raccoon is never seen again after the TimeSkip.

* AdultFear: The father raccoon lost an eye at some point, fears losing his child to the harsh world that took it, and nearly does. [[spoiler:It happens again with said young raccoon when she becomes a parent herself]].

''Far From the Tree'' is a [=2D=] computer cel and CG character-animated Creator/{{Disney}} short written by Natalie Nourigat. It was first released at the Annecy film festival on June 15, 2021 then later on November 24 preceding ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' in theatres.