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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
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?
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The girl in Labyrinth had a father and an evil stepmother. The Princess Bride appears to have been orphaned. The Little Princess was orphaned. Belle (Beauty and the Beast) and Ariel (I'm so very, very excited that the Little Mermaid is going to be rereleased on DVD next month) only had their dads. Alladin, orphaned. Cinderella, evil stepmother. Snow White, evil stepmother. Sleeping Beauty, parents cursed. The Land Before Time dinosaurs, orphaned. Bambi, orphaned. The Lion King, orphaned.
Wendy in Peter Pan had both parents, though Peter appears to be orphaned.
ETA: Dumbo has a mom, but I can't watch the movie because of what happens to her. I've never seen Bambi for similar reasons. And I was traumatized by the mothers' deaths in the Land Before Time.
