Death Is a Sad Thing: Difference between revisions

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''And suddenly you have no grandma.''|'''[[Greek Chorus|Chorus]]''', ''Allegro''}}

 

Death is a difficult enough matter for adults to deal with. It's no surprise, then, that children find it especially painful when they meet death for the first time. It's easy to imagine how upset they'll feel if, when one of their grandparents or a beloved family pet dies, even the grown-ups cry.

 

 

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== Anime and Manga ==

* The manga ''[[Bunny Drop]]'' opens with the death of six-year-old Rin's father. By the chapter's end, Rin is able to acknowledge that the man won't wake up ever again. Though a later chapter touches on Rin becoming afraid of dying herself, and of her new guardian dying.

 

 

 

== Film ==

* B.B, the daughter of The Bride and Bill from ''[[Kill Bill]]'', first finds out what death is when her fish dies.

** And in perfect [[Quentin Tarantino|Tarantino]] style, Bill explained this in one of the most awesome monologues in movie history.

 

== Live Action TV ==

** Not quite the same, as Mr. Hooper ''was'' a major character and Will Lee's death (from a heart attack) was a case of [[Real Life Writes the Plot]] for the episode in which his death was addressed. It was also a case of [[Enforced Method Acting]] as the tears you see on camera are ''real.''

* An episode of ''[[Full House]]'' dealt with the grandfather's death.

* A ''[[Kenan and Kel]]'' episode centered around Keenan's dad leaving him and Kel in charge of looking after his prized pet cockatoo and the bird dying in their care.

* In an early ''[[Dick Van Dyke Show]]'' episode "Never Love a Duck" this happened (partially [[Off Screen]]). Rob brought home two baby ducks that were used in an "[[Show Within a Show|Alan Brady Show]]" sketch and Richie raised them. Cut to a few months later - one is dead and the other is dying. Rob explains to Richie that no matter how much he loves it, it's not enough for it to survive. They have to release it into the wild. ([[Fridge Logic|How a duck raised by humans will cope in the wild isn't discussed.]])

 

 

 

== Video Games ==

** With the usual side order of [[The Heartless|Shadows]], of course, which turns the whole thing into [[Nightmare Fuel]] for some since it's ''[[The Heartless]]'' in ''heaven''.

* Ellie's grandmother in ''[[Harvest Moon]]'' 64.

* ''[[Lucidity]]''. The entire game is a little girl coming to terms with the death of her Grandmother.

 

== Western Animation ==

 

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