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The '''Plucky Middie''' is thus a special kind of [[Child Soldier]] commonly seen in rousing tales of the sea. This character will be found serving on a tall-sailed Man-o-War alongside the stouthearted crew, sailing into adventure. His existence allows the creator to combine a coming-of-age story with a period naval adventure. Plucky Middies are always, well, plucky. They always show tremendous initiative, and braver than brave, and though they endure hardships like bullying and bad food, they always rise to the occasion and sometimes [[You Are in Command Now|find themselves in charge]].
The trope is perhaps the result of exaggeration by Victorian authors, [[Genre Savvy|who knew]] of course that a large part of their audience would be teenage boys who sucked up naval adventure stories as quickly as they could. This is likely the reason for a lot of romanticized portrayals of [[Child Soldiers]] in general.
This entire trope is [[Older Than Radio]]. [[Truth in Television]]: Both Admirals Nelson and Farragut started out their naval careers as Plucky Middies.
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