Or, “The fear of death in literature.”
A British book retailer plans to set up a counseling hotline for all heartbroken fans of Harry Potter, in case he dies in the much awaited next book.
As a former psychiatric professional, I can kind of see the point. …But I do start wondering, sometimes… Are human beings actually less robust, more fragile, than they used to be — or are we just being encouraged to believe we are?
And I remember clearly the resilience and fortitude of my younger patients as compared to the so-called “adults”. The kids were endlessly more pragmatic and better at handling pain than the grownups. Any bets on the percentage of over-eighteens who wind up being counseled, as opposed to the under-eighteens?…
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Four words: “Does Little Nell live?”
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