Children in fiction
BAMFS
Deeba Resham (Un Lun Dun, China Miéville)
Jeliza-Rose (Tideland, Terry Gilliam)
Miette (La Cité des Enfants Perdus, Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
Ofelia (El Laberinto del Fauno, Guillermo del Toro)
Mattie Ross (True Grit, Charles Portis)
Matilda (Matilda, Roald Dahl)
Claudia (Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice)
Eli (Låt den rätte komma in, John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Hanna (Hanna, Joe Wright)
TRANSCENDENT/EPHEMERAL
The Prince (Le Petit Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
Ludovic (Ma Vie En Rose, Alain Berliner)
Cindy Lou Who (How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Dr. Seuss)
James (James and the Giant Peach, Roald Dahl)
Alice (Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll)
Luna Lovegood (Harry Potter series, JK Rowling)
CHOSEN ONES
Harry Potter (Harry Potter series, JK Rowling)
Charlie Buckets (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl)
Candy Quackenbush (Abarat, Clive Barker)
...and many more. Especially Dickens characters, who I don't know really, as I've not read much Dickens. Also Natsuki Takaya-sama has some kickass child characters. And fairy tales.
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Deeba Resham (Un Lun Dun, China Miéville)
Jeliza-Rose (Tideland, Terry Gilliam)
Miette (La Cité des Enfants Perdus, Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
Ofelia (El Laberinto del Fauno, Guillermo del Toro)
Mattie Ross (True Grit, Charles Portis)
Matilda (Matilda, Roald Dahl)
Claudia (Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice)
Eli (Låt den rätte komma in, John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Hanna (Hanna, Joe Wright)
TRANSCENDENT/EPHEMERAL
The Prince (Le Petit Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
Ludovic (Ma Vie En Rose, Alain Berliner)
Cindy Lou Who (How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Dr. Seuss)
James (James and the Giant Peach, Roald Dahl)
Alice (Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll)
Luna Lovegood (Harry Potter series, JK Rowling)
CHOSEN ONES
Harry Potter (Harry Potter series, JK Rowling)
Charlie Buckets (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl)
Candy Quackenbush (Abarat, Clive Barker)
...and many more. Especially Dickens characters, who I don't know really, as I've not read much Dickens. Also Natsuki Takaya-sama has some kickass child characters. And fairy tales.
NAME MOAR PLZ?