History Main / AloneAmongFamilies

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* ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone''. When Harry is dropped off at the station to get on the Hogwarts Express, he's the only one there all by himself.

'''Al:''' ''[a supermarket employee stocking the shelves]'' That's because Oncor is a two-pound ''family'' size entree.\\

* ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'' starts with Our Boy Harry on a TraumaSwing while watching a family playing together.
* ''Film/AChildIsWaiting'': Every Wednesday, the families of the mentally disabled children come to visit them at the institution. Reuben always gets dressed up to wait for his parents, but they never come.
* In ''Film/TheSecretGarden1993'', after her parents die [[DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation in an earthquake]], Mary Lennox takes a ship to England and waits for someone to pick her up. No one comes to claim her when her number is called, so she's told to step aside and wait while the other orphans accompanying her are greeted by loving relatives. By the time someone finally comes for her, it is well past dark and Mary is the only child left.

* In "Afterboom" of ''Series/GilmoreGirls'', Lane feels lonely after she played with her band Hep Alien, and she's alone among happy couples and happy families. Lane is excited and feels like celebrating, but others are otherwise occupied: Gil makes out with his wife, Zach is surrounded by hot female fans, and Brian is with his family who came to see them play. Lane invited her best friend Rory, but she couldn't come. Lane can't even talk to her family because she moved out of her home against her mother's wishes and without her approval.

* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': Poppy Proudfellow lost her entire family to a landslide during a previous "[[NomadicCulture Migration]]", leaving her completely alone comapred to the large family groups that make up the Harfoot community. This loss explains why Poppy is more cautious than her best friend Nori, who is more open to taking risks.

* ''WesternAnimation/FairlyOddParents'': In the beginning of the episode "Fairly [=OddBaby=]," Cosmo and Wanda start noticing all the other families with babies during a walk with Timmy, causing them to burst into tears because they want a baby of their own but aren't allowed to have one.
* ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'': As part of X-23's training, she was forced to hang out by herself in populated urban areas to learn how to blend with the crowds. In the accompanying montage, she is shown sitting completely alone in a bench at a park, angrily observing the other children playing with their parents.

* ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'': Prior to Tim's eventual adoption by Bruce Wayne, the fact that Jack Drake was incredibly neglectful was highlighted by Tim's wistfulness about his friends' families on several occasions.

* A variation of this is seen in ''Disney/LadyAndTheTrampIIScampsAdventure'' where during "Always There", the stray dog Angel, who wishes she had a family, is seen walking down a neighbourhood by herself and observing some dogs who live happily with their owners.

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%% * ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' as a boy orphaned by the attack of the Kyuubi on Konoha as backstory, gets one of these moments in volume one.
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The family arrangements will naturally parallel those the character feels lacking in: a LonelyRichKid sees parents fussng over their only child, a sibling-less orphan sees parents with their children, an only child sees sibling groups, an infertile woman sees parents with newborns, etc.

* In ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace'', where Gonzo is {{angst}}ing about being the LastOfHisKind. Looking at photos of the other Muppets, he notices that each of his friends has relatives, whereas his photo is of him standing all alone, way off on the distance.

* ''ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel'': When Snake Eyes returns home from Viet Nam, he arrives at the airport, but his family is not there to greet him. Several other soldiers are met by their families, drawn colorfully and larger than life, while Snake Eyes seems to shrink.

!!Examples

-->Customer: Al, I can't eat all these Oncor Frozen Entrees!
-->Al (a supermarket employee stocking the shelves): That's because Oncor is a two pound ''family'' size entree.
-->Customer: But I don't have a family.
-->Al: You do now. '''Mine'''. We'll be over at 8:30.
-->Customer 2: Al, about these Oncor Frozen Entrees...
-->Al: Tomorrow night at 6.

%% * ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' as a boy orphaned by the attack of the kyuubi on Konoha as backstory, gets one of these moments in volume one.

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* In ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace'', where Gonzo is {{angst}}ing about being the LastOfHisKind. Looking at photos of the other Muppets, he notices that each of his friends has relatives, whereas his photo is of him standing all alone, way off on the distance.
* In ''Film/XMen1'', Rogue in the train station particularly notices affectionate gestures from mother to son.

* ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'' starts with Our Boy Harry on a TraumaSwing while watching a family playing together.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Pokemon}}'': Card art of the Pokemon Cubone often showcases the Pokemon's orphaned state, such as an image of one crying lonely on a bench while, in the background, several happy human families are shown enjoying their time together.

* This was emphasized with Connor in the season 4 finale of ''Series/{{Angel}}'', when he takes all the mall people hostage. He talks about it as well, about how he sees all the families while he's alone (well, Angel is there, but thet didn't get past their problems 'til later.)

* ''Literature/UkiahOregon'':
** Max, a widower, both loves and hates staying over at Ukiah's house, because it reminds him of his own loss.
** Atticus, Ukiah's long-lost brother, who grew up shuffled from foster home to foster home and never had a permanent family. He is overwhelmed by the possibility that he actually might have one, but has learned the hard way that getting his hopes up is a good way to see them dashed.

* A variation of this is seen in ''Disney/LadyAndTheTrampIIScampsAdanture'' where during "Always There", the stray dog Angel, who wishes she had a family, is seen walking down a neighbourhood by herself and observing some dogs who live happily with their owners.

* A variation of this is seen in the sequel to ''Disney/LadyAndTheTramp'' where during one of the songs in the movie, the stray dog Angel who wishes she had a family is seen walking down a neighbourhood by herself and observing some dogs who live happily with their owners.

* In ''Film/XMen'', Rogue in the train station particularly notices affectionate gestures from mother to son.

* Literature/UkiahOregon has one primary family (Ukiah's), but is otherwise similar. Ukiah's partner and friend Max is a widower, while Ukiah lives with his doting mothers and younger sister. Max both loves and hates staying over, because it reminds him of his own loss.

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* ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' as a boy orphaned by the attack of the kyuubi on Konoha as backstory, gets one of these moments in volume one.
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Compare AloneInACrowd, ColdTurkeysAreEverywhere.

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Indexes: SolitaryTropes, OrphanedIndex, ImageSource.TabletopGames
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