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Our Most Favorite Story Lines? The Sympathetic Protagonist by Artsjournal

Orphaned protagonists are so common that an online encyclopaedia of narrative tropes has more than 25 pages on orphan-related themes, including 'Street Urchin' (Oliver Twist), 'Disappeared Dad' (Forrest Gump) and 'Doorstop Baby' (Harry Potter). " Aeon

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 5:12pm on October 8, 2019 ☆ ⚑

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