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The Giving Tree
- 43 statements
- 7 feature instances
- 10 referencing feature instances
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| The Giving Tree | comment |
Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })A selfless tree falls in love with a boy and sacrifices everything she has to make the boy happy.One of Shel Silverstein's best known works from an anthology of stories from a book of the same name. It is widely believed to be a metaphor for human, and especially parent-child, relationships.Because of the story's simple plot and language, it's often a child's first introduction to metaphor and allegory. | |
| The Giving Tree | fetched |
2023-03-03T18:28:01Z | |
| The Giving Tree | parsed |
2023-03-03T18:28:01Z | |
| The Giving Tree | isPartOf |
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| The Giving Tree / int_49d3b595 | type |
Cradle of Loneliness | |
| The Giving Tree / int_49d3b595 | comment |
Cradle of Loneliness: The tree does this with her branches when the boy isn't spending time with her anymore. | |
| The Giving Tree / int_49d3b595 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Giving Tree / int_49d3b595 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Giving Tree | hasFeature |
The Giving Tree / int_49d3b595 | |
| The Giving Tree / int_6439de78 | type |
Heroic Sacrifice | |
| The Giving Tree / int_6439de78 | comment |
Heroic Sacrifice: The Giving Tree, sacrificing more and more parts of her body until she's nothing more than a stump, but even as a stump she can still provide for the boy and be happy. | |
| The Giving Tree / int_6439de78 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Giving Tree / int_6439de78 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Giving Tree | hasFeature |
The Giving Tree / int_6439de78 | |
| The Giving Tree / int_6ca72c26 | type |
All Take and No Give | |
| The Giving Tree / int_6ca72c26 | comment |
All Take and No Give: The tree receives no compensation beyond the joy of making the boy happy. | |
| The Giving Tree / int_6ca72c26 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Giving Tree / int_6ca72c26 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Giving Tree | hasFeature |
The Giving Tree / int_6ca72c26 | |
| The Giving Tree / int_8c41d6e9 | type |
Nameless Narrative | |
| The Giving Tree / int_8c41d6e9 | comment |
Nameless Narrative: No one is given a name, although the initials of the boy's girlfriend are apparently "Y.L." | |
| The Giving Tree / int_8c41d6e9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Giving Tree / int_8c41d6e9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Giving Tree | hasFeature |
The Giving Tree / int_8c41d6e9 | |
| The Giving Tree / int_a58802b7 | type |
Happiness in Slavery | |
| The Giving Tree / int_a58802b7 | comment |
Happiness in Slavery: The tree does not feel sad for being used by the boy. She gives of herself freely to see the boy comfortably through his life. | |
| The Giving Tree / int_a58802b7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Giving Tree / int_a58802b7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Giving Tree | hasFeature |
The Giving Tree / int_a58802b7 | |
| The Giving Tree / int_d5c101ef | type |
Cradle-to-Grave Character | |
| The Giving Tree / int_d5c101ef | comment |
Cradle-to-Grave Character: The young boy becomes a teenager, then a young adult, then a middle-aged man, and finally an old man. Throughout his life, the tree always refers to him as "Boy," no matter how old he gets. | |
| The Giving Tree / int_d5c101ef | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| The Giving Tree / int_d5c101ef | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| The Giving Tree | hasFeature |
The Giving Tree / int_d5c101ef | |
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The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.
| The Giving Tree | hasFeature |
All Take and No Give / int_e95122b0 | |
| The Giving Tree | hasFeature |
Alternate Aesop Interpretation / int_e95122b0 | |
| The Giving Tree | hasFeature |
Children's Literature / int_e95122b0 | |
| The Giving Tree | hasFeature |
Glurge / int_e95122b0 | |
| The Giving Tree | hasFeature |
Lost Aesop / int_e95122b0 | |
| The Giving Tree | hasFeature |
Love Martyr / int_e95122b0 | |
| The Giving Tree | hasFeature |
Sweetie Graffiti / int_e95122b0 | |
| The Giving Tree | seeAlso |
The Giving Tree | |
| The Giving Tree | hasFeature |
When Trees Attack / int_e95122b0 | |
| The Giving Tree | hasFeature |
Wise Tree / int_e95122b0 |
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