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Originally posted by robustpuppy
Loved Pippi Longstocking, too, but note that she is yet another motherless child in children's literature. Of course, if she'd had a mother she wouldn't be having quite so many adventures.
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Are they all motherless? or orphans?
I am just thinking of Harry Potter, the kids in the lion, witch & wardrobe and little orphan annie.
I suppose Nemo and Bambi do not have mothers. Also Cinderella.
Is the skew more towards motherless than orphan?
And why are they motherless/orphans? Is it so they are more heroic? Or because people like killing off mothers?
