T.H. White had a heartbreaking and unfortunate childhood. Therefore in his novel, The Queen of Air and Darkness the reader can perceive parts of his childhood. Due to being beaten and bullied during his childhood, White subconsciously includes inner thoughts and feelings about his childhood. In the novel, White highlights Queen Morgause as an inadequate mother just as the audience can presume his mom was. The reader recognizes Queen Morgause in this way since she also beats her children. The reader is able to infer that Morgause is an atrocious mother because one of her son’s Gareth had to apologize for him being beaten. Also, in White’s book he writes, “she covered him with kisses glancing in the mirror” (267), in such a way that she cares
