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Hazel: Removed, because it has nothing whatsoever to do with the trope in question:
- Apparently, Quentin Tarantino never really had a proper father figure in his life and it shows in his films. Fathers are just about non-existent and his male characters are dimwitted brutes that end up dead or raped unless they achieve some form of enlightenment.