Fics like Meta: Hansel & Gretel (Fairy Tale) & Harry Potter: The story of "Hansel and Gretel" really resonated with me as a child

This is not a fic, but rather a meta analysis/discussion. People who are unfamiliar with either Hansel & Gretel or Harry Potter should still be able to appreciate the concepts discussed in this essay. "...and it's every abused kid's fantasy to be rescued in the way that Harry was in the first book. To be able to live full time in an abuse-free place, even when your abusive parents (or guardians) are doing everything in their power to prevent you from escaping, to have someone like Hagrid show up and save you. The Dursleys' abuse was also mainly psychological, controlling, etc and again is something I can relate to on some level. I can also relate to the fact that Harry was a very well-adjusted survivor, considering. That is how I have felt pretty much my whole life. Despite whatever child abuse I had to endure, I was... I was fine. I was not really all that scarred. I was lucky. Back to Hansel and Gretel... The fictional stepmother in this story is... the epitome of selfish. I saw so much of my own mother's personality in this character's actions and callousness. She is manipulative and not violently abusive - she simply locks the door to prevent the kids from being able to lay out the pebbles...."

Fics like Meta: Hansel & Gretel (Fairy Tale) & Harry Potter: The story of "Hansel and Gretel" really resonated with me as a child

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