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* Deliciously parodied by Lemony Snicket in ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'' where Beatrice serves as this for the narrator. |
* Deliciously parodied by Lemony Snicket in ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'' where Beatrice serves as this for the narrator. |
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* [[Meaningful Name|Annabell Leigh]] for Humbert Humbert in ''[[Lolita]]'', complete with several references to the original poem. The reason H.H has his "[[Lolicon|tastes]]" is his relationship with her [[Shout-Out|when he was a child and she was a child]], which ended in the trope. He falls for Lolita because [[Replacement Goldfish|she looks so much like Annabell]]. |
* [[Meaningful Name|Annabell Leigh]] for Humbert Humbert in ''[[Lolita]]'', complete with several references to the original poem. The reason H.H has his "[[Lolicon|tastes]]" is his relationship with her [[Shout-Out|when he was a child and she was a child]], which ended in the trope. He falls for Lolita because [[Replacement Goldfish|she looks so much like Annabell]]. |
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* Poke from ''[[Ender's Shadow]]'' falls under this category, even if not necessarily a love interest to the main character. |
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* In ''Powers That Be'', the first book of [[Anne McCaffrey]]'s ''[[Petaybee]]'' series, the death of Yana's first husband is suggested to be the reason she joined the [[Mega Corp|InterGal's]] military in the first place (which led to the injuries that led her to be shipped to Petaybee, the company's version of a desk job in a podunk town). Her growing feelings for Sean Shongili bring back memories of Husband #1. |
* In ''Powers That Be'', the first book of [[Anne McCaffrey]]'s ''[[Petaybee]]'' series, the death of Yana's first husband is suggested to be the reason she joined the [[Mega Corp|InterGal's]] military in the first place (which led to the injuries that led her to be shipped to Petaybee, the company's version of a desk job in a podunk town). Her growing feelings for Sean Shongili bring back memories of Husband #1. |
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* In Hideyuki Kikuchi's ''Invader Summer'', the main character's abiding love for his deceased [[She Is Not My Girlfriend|not-my-girlfriend]] is the only thing which keeps him from falling under the [[More Than Mind Control|spell]] of the titular invader, unlike every other male who sees her. |
* In Hideyuki Kikuchi's ''Invader Summer'', the main character's abiding love for his deceased [[She Is Not My Girlfriend|not-my-girlfriend]] is the only thing which keeps him from falling under the [[More Than Mind Control|spell]] of the titular invader, unlike every other male who sees her. |
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