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OK, I mean, yes. Definitely true. But on the other hand, the sudden and satisfactory death of one's parents has been the beginning of many memorable childrens'
by jeffbee 2y ago
OK, I mean, yes. Definitely true. But on the other hand, the sudden and satisfactory death of one's parents has been the beginning of many memorable childrens' books, as a device to launch the main character into narrative control, which they would lack with living guardians. Then there is that whole Roald Dahl thing where James kills off his aunts with a large tree fruit.
Whether the narrative that you could live a life of fun and adventure if only your parents were dead is "incitement to parricide" is I suppose a matter of perception.
- Affric 2y agoAh yes. Dahl’s depiction of genuinely abusive guardians in a clear fantasy world vs real life parents worried about screen time in a world where a child is receiving incitements to parricide with only information from a child.