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* [[C. S. Lewis|CS Lewis]] used this trope a lot. |
* [[C. S. Lewis|CS Lewis]] used this trope a lot. |
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** In ''[[The Four Loves]]'', he cites Mrs. Fidget, whose endless housework on behalf of her family left them miserable, and how some women live their lives up to the verge of old age in endless service to a maternal vampire. |
** In ''[[The Four Loves]]'', he cites Mrs. Fidget, whose endless housework on behalf of her family left them miserable, and how some women live their lives up to the verge of old age in endless service to a maternal vampire. |
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** In ''[[The Great Divorce]], one damned soul is a woman who wants to give everything to her son as long as he's under her control, and another damned soul is not happy as long as his wife could be happy without him. |
** In ''[[The Great Divorce]]'', one damned soul is a woman who wants to give everything to her son as long as he's under her control, and another damned soul is not happy as long as his wife could be happy without him. |
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** In ''[[The Screwtape Letters]]'', the last letter, after Wormwood's failure, is addressed in the most affectionate terms, looking forward to devouring him. |
** In ''[[The Screwtape Letters]]'', the last letter, after Wormwood's failure, is addressed in the most affectionate terms, looking forward to devouring him. |
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** In ''[[Till We Have Faces]]'', Orual wants Psyche to be happy -- as long as she herself makes her happy. Otherwise, she must be miserable. |
** In ''[[Till We Have Faces]]'', Orual wants Psyche to be happy -- as long as she herself makes her happy. Otherwise, she must be miserable. |
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