Flowers in the Attic

Book • 1979 • Family  

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Does the dog die?
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is an animal sad?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Cathy often says she wishes she had the body and sensuality of her mother
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Abuse
Is a child abused?
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The grandmother is abusive to all the Dollanganger children
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Corrine Dollanganger is whipped with a willow switch, and while there is a minor description of the welts on her back, there is no further mention of them, and there is no description of the act being carried out.
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The grandmother, again. (She also abuses her daughter, the Dollanganger children's mother)
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A variation, the main character's parents keep telling them that they'll be able to leave the attic once the grandfather dies, but (Spoiler): one of the major twists of the book is that the grandfather died while they were in captivity and they were still not let out.
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Are animals abused?
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A pet mouse is poisoned to death, but receives no intentional cruelty from it's owner.
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Does a cat die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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A mouse.
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Does a pet die?
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A pet mouse name Mickie.
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Dead mice
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Does a horse die?
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Are there spiders?
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There are spiders and bugs all over the attic.
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Assault
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Christopher rapes Cathy at one point.
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Bodily Harm
Is there eye mutilation?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Children are forced to drink Christopher’s blood for nutrients while being starved
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Is someone tortured?
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Children
Does a kid die?
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Cory dies. The mother claims it was due to an illness, but (Spoiler): It is revealed she poisoned him.
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Does a parent die?
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While they initially go willingly, the children are kept in captivity against their will.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Medical
Are needles/syringes used?
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A character contemplated to jump off the roof but decided against it.
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Sex
Are there incestuous relationships?
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One of the most well-known elements of the book is the incestuous relationship between the main character Cathy and her older brother Christopher. We also learn the main character's mother was married to her half-uncle, causing her mother to abuse her and her father to shun her.
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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The main character's father dies in a car accident. We don't read about the accident itself, just the mother and her children learning about it.
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