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Originally posted by Sidd Finch
It's a good literary device for creating tension -- alienation, loneliness, enemies (in the form of the evil stepparents or orphan-keepers), etc. The things that make a story interesting. It's also a good device for getting the kid into "adventures," by not having mom around to keep an eye on him/her.
I'm pretty sure Tom Sawyer had a mother, though. As did all the kids in The Great Brain series.
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Indeed. That makes sense as well.
I have a hard time with children's movies. A few weeks ago, I watched Spirit with my nephew and couldn't stop crying about 2/3 of the way into the movie because it was so sad. My nephew is a little trickster, too. He kept saying "don't worry, Auntie [me], it's a happy ending." But then, he said "Actually, I just *think* it's a happy ending, it's probably a happy ending." I can safely report that it was indeed a happy ending and that my nephew and I are still on speaking terms.
