Some say the family is like a refuge where members can find shelter from life's trials and hardships. Others say the family is like a financial institution that provides for daily necessities. Some people liken the family to a silk cocoon-warm and comfortable but closed off and restrictive. Yet others liken the family to a poisonous snake where members are bound together, but by bonds of hatred and dislike instead of love and caring.
有人說，家是避風港，可以遮蔽人生旅途上的風風雨雨；有人說，家是提款機，供應日常財貨所需；有人將家比喻為蠶繭，溫暖但封閉；有人將家比做蝮蛇，看似纏綿卻互相憎厭。