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I’ve loved TLOU so far. This is a genuine question, not a complaint. Can someone explain why there is so much post-apocalyptic media where the main characters are an older man and a kid they protect? TLOU, the road, TWD games, station eleven… I’ve loved all of these! Why?

I’ve loved TLOU so far. This is a genuine question, not a complaint. Can someone explain why there is so much post-apocalyptic media where the main characters are an older man and a kid they protect? TLOU, the road, TWD games, station eleven… I’ve loved all of these! Why?

Aleco Gereco

Posted 2 years, 10 months ago (Source)

I’ve loved TLOU so far. This is a genuine question, not a complaint. Can someone explain why there is so much post-apocalyptic media where the main characters are an older man and a kid they protect? TLOU, the road, TWD games, station eleven… I’ve loved all of these! Why?

Aleco Gereco

Posted 2 years, 10 months ago (Source)

Most of the things I listed feature an older man and a kid who isn't their biological child. My first guess is that this plays off of some kind of natural paternal instinct which everyone can relate to?

hsdecktech

Posted 2 years, 10 months ago (Source)

@AlecoGereco It lets you hit lots of writing tropes and themes: paternalism, the “soft side of tough guy,” the odd couple, the opposites growing closer. And in the apocalyptic setting, it can show the despair/harshness next to the hope (in the form of the semi-magic child savior).

SwagoiEdelweiss

Posted 2 years, 10 months ago (Source)

@AlecoGereco Lone Wolf and Cub is a trope that’s been around a long time. I think the post-apocalyptic part is what’s newer because it feels like the world is ending. I recommend this episode of the Ringer-Verse. Notably there was a ‘70s manga called Lone Wolf and Cub https://t.co/ngHVRUIGvv

Aleco Gereco

Posted 2 years, 10 months ago (Source)

@SwagoiEdelweiss Thanks so much for this suggestion! I will definitely give this a listen.

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I’ve loved TLOU so far. This is a genuine question, not a complaint. Can someone explain why there is so much post-apocalyptic media where the main characters are an older man and a kid they protect? TLOU, the road, TWD games, station eleven… I’ve loved all of these! Why? (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1622451509178007552">Aleco Gereco</a>)
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Most of the things I listed feature an older man and a kid who isn't their biological child.

My first guess is that this plays off of some kind of natural paternal instinct which everyone can relate to? (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1622452845076422658">Aleco Gereco</a>)
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@AlecoGereco It lets you hit lots of writing tropes and themes: paternalism, the “soft side of tough guy,” the odd couple, the opposites growing closer. And in the apocalyptic setting, it can show the despair/harshness next to the hope (in the form of the semi-magic child savior). (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1622459636917084160">hsdecktech</a>)
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@AlecoGereco Lone Wolf and Cub is a trope that’s been around a long time. I think the post-apocalyptic part is what’s newer because it feels like the world is ending. I recommend this episode of the Ringer-Verse. Notably there was a ‘70s manga called Lone Wolf and Cub

https://t.co/ngHVRUIGvv (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1622600807915847683">None</a>)
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@SwagoiEdelweiss Thanks so much for this suggestion! I will definitely give this a listen. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1622624244097236992">Aleco Gereco</a>)
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I’ve loved TLOU so far. This is a genuine question, not a complaint. Can someone explain why there is so much post-apocalyptic media where the main characters are an older man and a kid they protect? TLOU, the road, TWD games, station eleven… I’ve loved all of these! Why? (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1622451509178007552">Source</a>)

Most of the things I listed feature an older man and a kid who isn't their biological child.

My first guess is that this plays off of some kind of natural paternal instinct which everyone can relate to? (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1622452845076422658">Source</a>)

@AlecoGereco It lets you hit lots of writing tropes and themes: paternalism, the “soft side of tough guy,” the odd couple, the opposites growing closer. And in the apocalyptic setting, it can show the despair/harshness next to the hope (in the form of the semi-magic child savior). (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1622459636917084160">Source</a>)
 
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@AlecoGereco Lone Wolf and Cub is a trope that’s been around a long time. I think the post-apocalyptic part is what’s newer because it feels like the world is ending. I recommend this episode of the Ringer-Verse. Notably there was a ‘70s manga called Lone Wolf and Cub

https://t.co/ngHVRUIGvv

@SwagoiEdelweiss Thanks so much for this suggestion! I will definitely give this a listen. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1622624244097236992">Source</a>)
 
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