Thursday, November 10, 2016

Why are a lot of hero and heroines orphans? ~Kara S.

There are a lot of books out there that have orphans as their protagonist. Why do you think that is? Is it just for the purpose of giving them a sad or mysterious background? Or do you think it has to do with the big mystery that we keep hearing about?
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  1. Janelle CNovember 10, 2016 at 12:24 PM

    Great question, Kara. It is interesting that this type of protagonist continues to be popular throughout literary history. I wonder if peers can think of recent books with an orphan protagonist. I would assume this is not as prevalent in society today, so perhaps, the orphan novel is not as common, at least not in realistic fiction.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 13, 2016 at 6:41 PM

    I've noticed this somewhat as well in some of the well recognized books I've read. I wonder if this is because orphans see the world differently and so they have a more unique view of the world, more so than the rich or the children with parents.

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