This article aims to discuss, from childlike characters: Píppi Longstocking, Mime, Eloíse and Grimble, some aspects in the presentation of such characters and their childhood narrated in literary way. A common characteristic to these characters is the absence of familiarity with their parents, though in their groups of socialization and familiarity there are some adults. Which leads to an initial idea of them as children-characters surviving in their childlike world without the adult protection, a dream or a wish of many real children? It will be shown how the authors insert them into landscapes and sceneries attributing to them thoughts and actions based on their owns projects or conceptions of childhood, very often nostalgic, romanticized or sentimental. Some propositions will be done to help thinking if it is possible to treat childhood without adult protection.
Child like characters; Child like literature; Childhood without protection