tough-chick-in-distress:

spillybun:

greater-than-the-sword:

rabbits-of-negative-euphoria:

the chief reason orphans are so prevalent in children’s fiction is because children have a morbid fascination with being orphaned, and children’s fiction is written to entertain children

#the thought of being an orphan presents exciting possibilities for freedom#while the concept of having no parent to protect you maintains a sense of fear if not conflict #as a kid? I didn’t really care about tragic backstories. that was not the function of orphans in stories to me.

I was obsessed with orphans and orphanages as a kid, I should write a story about them

As a child, I couldn’t stand stories about orphans. They made me so damn terrifying my pediatrician forbidden them to me.