| One of his observations about the theme of motherlessness in my books, remains for me, the most valuable thing ever said about my work. |
| It is a patriarchal society's tradition of enforced motherlessness that is sought to be challenged at the cost of being regarded as an aberrant mother. |
| The springboard for both the main plot and subplot of King Lear, in fact, is adulterous motherlessness, both suspected and admitted. |
| Dylan and his black buddy, united by motherlessness, inherit a powerful ring from a local derelict. |
| Jill Bergman illuminates the trope of motherlessness in African-American literature using Pauline Hopkins's novels as an exemplary case. |
| In fairytales, motherlessness indicates an absence of quality attention and the necessity for men to remarry. |
