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{{quote| '''Molly''': Why do they call it a ''plot'', anyway?<br /> |
{{quote| '''Molly''': Why do they call it a ''plot'', anyway?<br /> |
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'''Gert''': Because this is how every story ends. }} |
'''Gert''': Because this is how every story ends. }} |
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* {{spoiler|Morpheus' funeral}} in Neil Gaiman's ''[[ |
* {{spoiler|Morpheus' funeral}} in Neil Gaiman's ''[[The Sandman]]'' series. {{spoiler|As much for what goes on with the new incarnation of Dream and his brother Destruction as for the reactions of the attendees}}. |
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** Not ''just'' {{spoiler|Morpheus' funeral}}, but also Wanda's and Zelda's, though the latter gets less screen time. |
** Not ''just'' {{spoiler|Morpheus' funeral}}, but also Wanda's and Zelda's, though the latter gets less screen time. |
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* Unusual variant: When Mister Miracle apparently died in ''[[Justice League of America|Justice League International]]'', the comic took an issue to deal with the funeral and the reactions from all his teammates, with everyone up to and including [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|Guy Gardner]] struggling with their grief. The result is startlingly moving given that a) the Mister Miracle who died was actually a robot impostor and b) the readers ''knew that at the time''. |
* Unusual variant: When Mister Miracle apparently died in ''[[Justice League of America|Justice League International]]'', the comic took an issue to deal with the funeral and the reactions from all his teammates, with everyone up to and including [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|Guy Gardner]] struggling with their grief. The result is startlingly moving given that a) the Mister Miracle who died was actually a robot impostor and b) the readers ''knew that at the time''. |
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* In ''[[Artemis Fowl]]'', {{spoiler|Julius Root's}} funeral has all of the press show up, looking sad for the camera. Also, {{spoiler|Julius'}} ashes are buried in the earth to replenish the soil. Too bad {{spoiler|Holly}} couldn't be there. But {{spoiler|Artemis}} kind of cheers her up with his newfound niceness. |
* In ''[[Artemis Fowl]]'', {{spoiler|Julius Root's}} funeral has all of the press show up, looking sad for the camera. Also, {{spoiler|Julius'}} ashes are buried in the earth to replenish the soil. Too bad {{spoiler|Holly}} couldn't be there. But {{spoiler|Artemis}} kind of cheers her up with his newfound niceness. |
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* "Memories Of Ice" from ''[[The Malazan Book of the Fallen]]'' has an extremely moving and meaningful one for {{spoiler|Itkovian}}. |
* "Memories Of Ice" from ''[[The Malazan Book of the Fallen]]'' has an extremely moving and meaningful one for {{spoiler|Itkovian}}. |
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* ''[[The Mysteries of Pittsburgh]]'' ends on one, for {{spoiler|Cleveland}} which caps the summer and [[Coming of Age Story]] for the main character. |
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* Subverted and played straight in [[The Fault in Our Stars]]. {{spoiler|Augustus}}, upon learning he is dying, asks {{spoiler|his}} two closest friends to read their eulogies at a memorial service before {{spoiler|he}} actually dies, leading to a highly personal Meaningful Funeral. {{spoiler|His}} actual funeral, by contrast, consists mostly of platitudes said by more distant acquaintances, although even then, there are a few moments of genuine connection. |
* Subverted and played straight in [[The Fault in Our Stars]]. {{spoiler|Augustus}}, upon learning he is dying, asks {{spoiler|his}} two closest friends to read their eulogies at a memorial service before {{spoiler|he}} actually dies, leading to a highly personal Meaningful Funeral. {{spoiler|His}} actual funeral, by contrast, consists mostly of platitudes said by more distant acquaintances, although even then, there are a few moments of genuine connection. |
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* The clans hold one any time someone dies in ''[[Warrior Cats]]''. Especially significant ones include {{spoiler|Bluestar's}} in the first arc and {{spoiler|Russetfur's}} in ''[[Omen of the Stars]]''. |
* The clans hold one any time someone dies in ''[[Warrior Cats]]''. Especially significant ones include {{spoiler|Bluestar's}} in the first arc and {{spoiler|Russetfur's}} in ''[[Omen of the Stars]]''. |
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