Obtenha o elemento pai JavaScript
var parent = element.parentElement;
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var parent = element.parentElement;var x = document.getElementById("myLI").parentNode;e.target.parentNode //target parent// If you want to target the parent by tagName you could use .closest(selector); like :
var x = document.getElementById("myLI").closest('section');
// NOTE : Take a look to the Browser compatibility section.