We revel in the comfort they provide us, but also fear their power. We long to escape our parents as well as never leave their side. The moment we become aware that we are separate beings from our parents, we begin to experience conflicting desires. Orphans are the embodiment of every childhood fantasy and fear. The appeal of orphans is not a recent one either ancient folktales feature parentless children.
(There are also many who only have fathers, including Belle, Ariel, and Bambi.) Add to this the many literary characters who had no parents, including Harry Potter, Anne of Green Gables, Huckleberry Finn, and Oliver Twist. Many Disney classics feature orphans, including Aladdin, Peter Pan, Cinderella, Snow White, Elsa the Snow Queen, Mowgli from T he Jungle Book - the list goes on. They are acutely aware of the perils of the parent/child bond, as evidenced by their abiding infatuation with orphan stories.
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