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==In Literature==

==In Literature==

Orphaned characters are extremely common as [[literary]] protagonists, especially in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_literature children]'s and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy_literature fantasy literature].  The lack of [[parents]] leaves the characters to pursue more interesting and [[adventurous]] lives, by freeing them from [[familial]] [[obligations]] and [[controls]], and depriving them of more prosaic lives. It creates characters that are self-contained and introspective and who strive for [[affection]]. Orphans can [[metaphorically]] search for [[self]]-[[understanding]] through attempting to know their [[roots]]. [[Parents]] can also be allies and [[sources]] of aid for [[children]], and removing the parents makes the character's [[difficulties]] more severe. Parents, furthermore, can be irrelevant to the theme a [[writer]] is trying to [[develop]], and orphaning the character frees the [[writer]] from the [[necessity]] to depict such an irrelevant [[relationship]]; if one [[parent]]-[[child]] [[relationship]] is important, removing the other parent prevents complicating the [[necessary]] [[relationship]]. All these characteristics make orphans attractive characters for [[authors]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan]

Orphaned characters are extremely common as [[literary]] protagonists, especially in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_literature children]'s and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy_literature fantasy literature].  The lack of [[parents]] leaves the characters to pursue more interesting and [[adventurous]] lives, by freeing them from [[familial]] [[obligations]] and [[controls]], and depriving them of more prosaic lives. It creates characters that are self-contained and introspective and who strive for [[affection]]. Orphans can [[metaphorically]] search for [[self]]-[[understanding]] through attempting to know their [[roots]]. [[Parents]] can also be allies and [[sources]] of aid for [[children]], and removing the parents makes the character's [[difficulties]] more severe. Parents, furthermore, can be irrelevant to the theme a [[writer]] is trying to [[develop]], and orphaning the character frees the [[writer]] from the [[necessity]] to depict such an irrelevant [[relationship]]; if one [[parent]]-[[child]] [[relationship]] is important, removing the other parent prevents complicating the [[necessary]] [[relationship]]. All these characteristics make orphans attractive characters for [[authors]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan]

[[Category: Sociology]]

[[Category: Sociology]]

[[Category: Languages and Literature]]

[[Category: Languages and Literature]]