Wow another great post dear Clara. I had never thought about this question— very interesting. I like your hypotheses and agree with them. Your post made me think of the traditional fairy tales … and how some of their heroes are also orphaned, like the poor girl in „Sterntaler“; or, they have lost their moms, like cinderella, snow white, and hänsel and gretel — seems you are onto a pattern here. I think these tales were meant to give people hope that even when a child has lost their most crucial base of support in life ie their mom and/or dad they can still make it through adversity and end up thriving in the world. What do you think?
It's a common fantasy among children to be orphaned, but one most of them would never actually want realized. That's why it's nice they can enjoy it in fiction...
Clara you've read so many books it must be impossible to remember them all. Which ones have stuck with you, and what do you think makes a book stick with you?
Wow another great post dear Clara. I had never thought about this question— very interesting. I like your hypotheses and agree with them. Your post made me think of the traditional fairy tales … and how some of their heroes are also orphaned, like the poor girl in „Sterntaler“; or, they have lost their moms, like cinderella, snow white, and hänsel and gretel — seems you are onto a pattern here. I think these tales were meant to give people hope that even when a child has lost their most crucial base of support in life ie their mom and/or dad they can still make it through adversity and end up thriving in the world. What do you think?
I can name EVEN more books with orphans !!! There r sooooo many books with orphans in them !
It's a common fantasy among children to be orphaned, but one most of them would never actually want realized. That's why it's nice they can enjoy it in fiction...
Clara you've read so many books it must be impossible to remember them all. Which ones have stuck with you, and what do you think makes a book stick with you?