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[be_themoon]

Apparently, when I have no school to do but yet need something to do - I do sort-of school anyways. In this case, research for a paper that might never get written, about the prevalence of children's stories in which at the end most/all of the protagonists either choose to leave or are forcibly kicked out of the fantasy land they have found. exhibit a, naturally, being Narnia. I even have a timeline now! For series, the date is the year of the first book's publishing.

1865 - Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. English, forcible eviction.
1900 - Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. American, chooses to return home.
1904 - Peter Pan (the play) by J. M. Barrie. English, chooses to return home. (The book adaptation was published 1911.)
1950 - Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. English, forcible eviction.
1965 - The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper. English, forcible eviction.

Anyone know of other children's literature, at any point in time, in which the children find a different world and have to leave it at the end?

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[be-themoon.livejournal.com]

omgggg it was horrible. it made me want to cry, because Will was just 'I think it's time to go home for lunch' and they were all 'lovely view! no wonder we came up here!' Me: 'AUGHHHHH NO when did Bran say ANYTHING about being willing to give up his memories? he just said he would be willing to be mortal! and the others said NOTHING about giving up their memory! not even having a say that's HORRIBLE.' BRAAAN. I love him. and that is a FANTASTIC fic, I thoroughly approve. *bliss* you may rec me any and all TDIR fics you like!

mwahahaha! I found the theories in it partially hilarious and partially really interesting (and all fannish). :P

[zempasuchil.livejournal.com]

WILL JUST WANTS TO GO HOME :((( and Bran's "oh look a pretty rock, hey do you want it Jenny?" T_T I DIED. That is right! I guess he can't have two lives in any sense, not even in memory D: and yeah the others too! makes me cryyy.

I might dig up some more tDiR recs, I don't remember what I have bookmarked, but I may just post them sometime.

oh fannish theories! sometimes I get annoyed but mostly I just enjoy them SO MUCH.