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NS: Obviously number one Good Parent has to be Atticus Fitch from [[To Kill a A Mockingbird by Harper Lee|To Kill a Mockingbird]]. He is the uber fictional parent; physically absent enough to let the kids get into trouble, but emotionally present and interesting in his own right. But I also like the really neglectful, self-indulgent parents because they force the characters to be independent and resourceful. For the category of Bad Dad, I think Cassandra Mortmain's father, James, in I Capture the Castle, is a great example. He's a tortured writer who hasn't produced anything for ten years, forcing his adoring family into the depths of genteel poverty where they have to sell off the furniture to pay for food. It's great stuff.