Why is it that all children who die young- murders, brain tumours, freak ski accidents- are described as popular? Is it the most virtuous adjective we can label someone as? And they all seem to be reasonable looking. The fact that these children have competently avoided common pubescent tragedies (an undesirable physicality, loneliness), but seem to possess an errie magnetism towards the greatest tragedy of all- premature death- gives their passing an added weight.