I just realized...

[pyrephox]

There is a whole sub-genre of creative works where Boy A meets Free Spirited Girl B, and they have delightful adventures together, form a friendship and/or romance...then the girl dies horribly or tragically, and the boy learns a Life Lesson.

Am I the only one to find this more than a little disturbing?

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[siadea.livejournal.com]

Oh. I was too exhausted last night to continue, but. This actually, I think, ties into artistic trends: moviemakers in this case, I think, are borrowing from the long-standing tradition of having female personifications, the male norms, et cetera.

In any case. Yes. It is kind of freaky, regardless.