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The personal growth of child prodigies has traditionally captured a decent share of attention in popular culture. Child prodigies have appeared in various works of literature.[1] There have also been many films and TV series about child prodigies,[2] mainly family dramas centering on how children with advanced minds cope with a world which sees them either as unique or abnormal, and many of which have attracted media and scholarly attention.[3] W. Ferguson has identified differences in the factual versus fictional accounts of child prodigies.[4] This article indicates some of the more notable examples of child prodigies in fiction.
In literature
Ender's Game In Ender's Game, Ender Wiggin, Bean, Petra Arkaninan, and a group of also exceptionally talented child geniuses known as "Ender's Jeesh" are recruited by an organization known as the International Fleet in order command fleets against an alien species to save the Earth.[citation needed] Enders Game (1985) is the best-known novel by Orson Scott Card. ...
Artemis Fowl In the series Artemis Fowl of books by Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl II is a 12 year old (turns 13) criminal prodigy, who also experiences family problems, his father was abducted and this led to Artemis's mother going through serious depression. [citation needed] Eoin Colfer (pronounced Owen, IPA: )(born May 14, 1965) is an Irish author. ...
For the first book in the series, see Artemis Fowl (novel). ...
Battle Royale Battle Royale antagonist Kazuo Kiriyama is considered a child prodigy in that he quickly learned many skills such as the violin and martial arts only to discard both when they got "boring". He uses his unique mental power to devise plans to kill his fellow classmates.[citation needed] This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
Masanobu Ando as Kazuo Kiriyama in the film Battle Royale. ...
Chronicles of Narnia In the Chronicles of Narnia Lucy Pevensie is portrayed as a wunderkind in the movie soundtrack in a song by Alanis Morissette called 'Wunderkind'.[citation needed] The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. S. Lewis. ...
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In film
Dear Brigitte An early film example is Dear Brigitte (1965) with Bill Mumy as a prodigious son of a professor, although there are films with child prodigies that predate that one. The Royal Tenenbaums, a recent work shows characters who began life as child prodigies. Another example is Little Man Tate (1991), a film depicting the struggles of a doting working-class mother trying to care for a child prodigy.[citation needed] Dear Brigitte is a 1965 family-comedy starring James Stewart and directed by Henry Koster. ...
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The Royal Tenenbaums is the 2001 dramatic comedy about three genius siblings who experience great success in youth, and even greater disappointment and failure after their eccentric father leaves them in their adolescent years. ...
Little Man Tate is a 1991 motion picture which tells the story of Fred Tate, a 7-year-old child prodigy who struggles to self-actualize in a social and psychological construct that largely fails to accommodate his intelligence. ...
Little Man Tate In Little Man Tate, the character suffers from burnout in the middle of the film, but by the end he recovers and is ultimately better adjusted than he was before the film story began. A vaguely similar result occurs in Searching for Bobby Fischer where, after a tormenting level of external pressure, the prodigy finds his own way toward stability and even being "a good person."[citation needed] Searching for Bobby Fischer is an acclaimed film of 1993 based on the life of Joshua Waitzkin. ...
Shine In Shine David Helfgott, who is not a fictional character but the story is fictionalized, is shown as having an almost viciously domineering father.[citation needed] David Helfgott (born May 19, 1947) is an Australian pianist, born in Melbourne to Polish-Jewish parents, whose life inspired Australian director Scott Hicks Oscar-winning film Shine. ...
The Royal Tenenbaums The Royal Tenenbaums concerns "a family composed of three child prodigies."[5]
Star Wars The first installment of the second Star Wars trilogy, the Phantom Menace, features the 10-year-old Anakin Skywalker who is a brilliant pilot and engineer. He later becomes a member of the elite Jedi Knights but clashes with authority and falls to the dark side of the Force, eventually becoming Darth Vader.[citation needed] This article is about the series. ...
Film poster for Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is a 1999 film by George Lucas starring Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, and Jake Lloyd. ...
For this fictional characters widely known appearance in the Star Wars original trilogy, see the article on Darth Vader. ...
This article or section should include material from Jedi Sentinel —The Jedi Code — Obi-Wan Kenobi The Jedi Knights are a fictional brotherhood and organization from the Star Wars series of films by George Lucas. ...
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Darth Vader is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ...
In TV
Bones On the television show Bones, Temperance Brennan's assistant, Zach, was a child mathematic prodigy with an IQ over 176. He learns at a rapid pace and can instantly identify any bone in the body and where it belongs. He also has the ability to recite Basketball Stats at the drop of a hat.[citation needed] A miserable stubborn cantankerous old mans, whos actually quite good humoured & an enjoyable compadre to play online alongside if you catch him on a good day. ...
Doogie Howser, M.D. The final episode of Doogie Howser, M.D., Doogie appears on a talk show with child prodigies who end up confessing outrageous mental problems, but at the end he essentially agrees it applies to him as well. He therefore quits medicine in search of some kind of philosophical answer to his problems. Lisa Simpson is generally shown as having virtually no friends and her obsessive need to go to school seems occasionally pathetic even to her.[6] Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989–1993), is a television comedy-drama starring Neil Patrick Harris as a brilliant teenage doctor who was also faced with the problems of being a normal teenager, despite having graduated from Princeton University at age 10[1]. The show was set in Los Angeles, California...
Heroes In the television show Heroes, Micah Sanders appears to be a computer genius before and when he has his ability. [citation needed] Heroes is an American drama television series, created by Tim Kring, which premiered on NBC on September 25, 2006. ...
Micah Sanders is a fictional character on the NBC television series Heroes, portrayed by Noah Gray-Cabey. ...
Malcom In The Middle The character Malcolm in the hit TV series Malcolm in the Middle (2000-2006) is a prodigious young man beset by family problems and has a mostly underplayed intelligence.[citation needed] Malcolm in the Middle is a seven-time Emmy-winning,[1] one-time Grammy-winning[1] and seven-time Golden Globe-nominated[1] American sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. ...
Numb3rs In the TV show Numb3rs, one of the characters Charlie Eppes, is a child prodogy. at the age of 3 was multiplying 4 digit numbers in his head. At age 13 he started attending Princeton University and graduated at age 16. He now helps his brother Don solve cases for the FBI. Numb3rs (also capitalized as NUMB3RS and pronounced as Numbers) is an American television show produced by brothers Ridley Scott and Tony Scott. ...
Charlie Eppes (played by David Krumholtz) is a fictional character and protagonist in the CBS crime drama Numb3rs. ...
The Pretender In the TV series "The Pretender" (1996-2000), the main character Jarod is a prodigal child who, as a man, is capable of emulating any person within various fields of work or situations; Jarod assumes the role of a surgeon and through his mental prowess, is able to mimic an actual surgeon. [citation needed] For other uses of The Pretender, see Pretender (disambiguation). ...
Star Trek: The Next Generation In Star Trek: The Next Generation, Wesley Crusher's feelings of abandonment and resentment are more often shown as caused by the early death of his father, but in the last episode featuring him he could be deemed to show signs of "aging child prodigy disease". He is hostile to everyone, disobeys orders and ultimately abandons Starfleet for his own kind of spiritual/philosophical journey.[citation needed] The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ...
Wesley Crusher is a character in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. ...
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X-Files Several episodes of the X-Files featured varying kinds of child prodigies; ranging from noble to violent and psychotic.[citation needed] X-Files intro from first 8 seasons The X-Files was a popular 1990s American science fiction television series created by Chris Carter. ...
In Comics
Génial Olivier The Belgian comic strip series Génial Olivier, which first appeared in 1963, took the paradoxical premise of a little boy who is a brilliant scientist but a dunce in every other respect. His inventions have included robots, life-like holograms and time machines, but he is hopeless at history, geography, spelling and grammar. As a result he is stuck in a normal everyday primary school where his talents are less than appreciated. Many of his inventions are aimed at cheating in exams or getting back at his teacher with whom he is engaged in a never-ending war of nerves. Olivier also uses his creations to deal with bullies or impress the girls, but the results are not always the ones desired.[citation needed] Belgian comics are a distinct subgroup in the comics history, and played a major role in the development of European comics. ...
Brilliant Olivier at work in his laboratory Génial Olivier (Brilliant Olivier) is a humorous Belgian comic series. ...
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Time travel is a concept that has long fascinated humanity—whether it is Merlin experiencing time backwards, or religious traditions like Mohammeds trip to Jerusalem and ascent to heaven, returning before a glass knocked over had spilt its contents. ...
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References - ^ Wonder Kids in Science Fiction by Thomas R.
- ^ Nine great movies featuring child prodigies by Peter Hartlaub of The San Francisco Chronicle, Sunday, October 7, 2007
- ^ 'Vitus' as unpredictable as fantasy: Fictional tale of child prodigy resonates beyond the walls of the movie theater By Betsy Pickle of SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE
- ^ Teaching clever kids
- ^ The Royal Tenenbaums on The Austin Chronicle
- ^ Doogie Howser, M.D., Ph.D., Ed.D.: The Myths and Realities of Gifted Students in Higher Education by Rosemary J. Perez
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