coping with the death of a parent theme

A character (typically a child) grieves over the loss of a parent.

Examples

Jeremy Aster was racked with guilt in tng3x05 "The Bonding" for falsely thinking that he was responsible for the death of his parents.

128 total · 5 choice · 29 major · 94 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
bridesheadrevisited1981e1x11 choice The story concerns the Marchmain children, and Julia in particular, handling the slow demise and passing of their esteemed patriarch, Lord Marchmain.
movie: Aparajito (1956) choice It seemed the point of the story was to show how Apu lost his parents.
tng3x05 choice Young Jeremy Aster was traumatized when he mother died suddenly in the line of duty.
tng5x11 choice The story centered around Timothy coming to grips with the sudden and unexpected deaths of his parents.
tng7x03 choice The story was about Geordi not being able to accept that his mother was really gone.
ahh3x04 major Juan's son, Jorge, grieved his father.
ahh3x13 major The little girl Eva had lost both her parents and had to go live with her aunt, Nell.
ahp1x02 major Kim was distressed when he learned of his father's death.
ahp1x17 major Lizzie and Emma's parents had been murdered a year prior.
ahp2x10 major Gil was torn up over the passing of his father whom he'd idolized in life.