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 05:12PM on October 8, 2019