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'''''Flowers in the Attic''''' is a novel by [[V. C. Andrews]] first published in 1979 and adapted into a film first in 1987 and again in 2014.
'''''Flowers in the Attic''''' is a novel by [[V. C. Andrews]] first published in 1979 and adapted into two films, [[Flowers in the Attic (1987 film)|first in 1987]] and [[Flowers in the Attic (2014 film)|again in 2014]].


It is a gruesome story of lies, secrets, betrayal and triumph. ''Flowers In The Attic'' is the story of Cathy Dollinganger and her brothers and sister Christopher, Cory and Carrie. Following the death of their father, their mother takes them to live with their rich grandparents, who had disowned her and written her out of the will of her dying father. The Grandmother, a mean-spirited, overly-zealous Catholic woman, reveals the shocking truth about their mother's disinheritance, and that they must remain quiet and out of sight if they do not wish to be punished simply for being alive. As time goes by, the four kids are finally moved to the attic; locked up, abandoned and left to die by a selfish mother and a hateful grandmother.
It is a gruesome story of lies, secrets, betrayal and triumph. ''Flowers In The Attic'' is the story of Cathy Dollinganger and her brothers and sister Christopher, Cory and Carrie. Following the death of their father, their mother takes them to live with their rich grandparents, who had disowned her and written her out of the will of her dying father. The Grandmother, a mean-spirited, overly-zealous Catholic woman, reveals the shocking truth about their mother's disinheritance, and that they must remain quiet and out of sight if they do not wish to be punished simply for being alive. As time goes by, the four kids are finally moved to the attic; locked up, abandoned and left to die by a selfish mother and a hateful grandmother.


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* [[A Taste of the Lash]]: Corrine is whipped to atone for her time spent "living in sin."
* [[Abusive Parents]]: And Grandparent. First, the grandmother is this to both Corrine and her four grandchildren. Then, it's not long at all before Corrine herself to start acting this way towards them.
* [[Abusive Parents]]: And Grandparent. First, the grandmother is this to both Corrine and her four grandchildren. Then, it's not long at all before Corrine herself to start acting this way towards them.
* [[Alliterative Family]]: The man's name is Christopher, with his wife Corrine and there four children; Christopher Jr., Cathy, and twins Cory and Carrie.
* [[Alliterative Family]]: The man's name is Christopher, with his wife Corrine and there four children; Christopher Jr., Cathy, and twins Cory and Carrie.
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* [[Self-Fulfilling Prophecy]]: {{spoiler|Chris and Cathy's incestuous love. The Grandmother wanted to prevent such a thing, but she actually pushed them together by locking them up for years, isolated from the rest of the world and other kids. One of the most primal instincts of human nature is to find a suitable mate for reproduction. Since Chris and Cathy were the only members of the opposite gender nearing sexual maturity, cooped up together for years, they naturally gravitated toward each other, siblings or not. It did not help that they had to play the roles of parents for their little brother and sister and that the Grandmother never seemed to leave them alone about it.}}
* [[Self-Fulfilling Prophecy]]: {{spoiler|Chris and Cathy's incestuous love. The Grandmother wanted to prevent such a thing, but she actually pushed them together by locking them up for years, isolated from the rest of the world and other kids. One of the most primal instincts of human nature is to find a suitable mate for reproduction. Since Chris and Cathy were the only members of the opposite gender nearing sexual maturity, cooped up together for years, they naturally gravitated toward each other, siblings or not. It did not help that they had to play the roles of parents for their little brother and sister and that the Grandmother never seemed to leave them alone about it.}}
* [[Spoiled Brat]]: Corrine quickly becomes this when she gets a taste of the good life again.
* [[Spoiled Brat]]: Corrine quickly becomes this when she gets a taste of the good life again.
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* [[A Taste of the Lash]]: Corrine is whipped to atone for her time spent "living in sin."
* [[Team Pet]]: Mickey the mouse is Cory's pet.
* [[Team Pet]]: Mickey the mouse is Cory's pet.
* [[The Unfavorite]]: Even before the imprisonment, Corrine was harsh on Cathy.
* [[The Unfavorite]]: Even before the imprisonment, Corrine was harsh on Cathy.
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