Pippin is the young son of Charlemagne, and heir to the throne, but that's not enough for him: He's desperate to find a meaningful role in life (his own "Corner of the Sky, " to quote his opening song.) On Broadway, John Rubinstein (son of pianist Arthur) imbued the role with a sweet, almost absent-minded innocence.
And as a leader in Mr Arafat's Fatah movement, he is also well aware who is the chosen heir among the young fighters forged by the intifada.
The younger Mr. Kim is too young, and was anointed heir too recently, to wield the same power as his father.
More troubling, sycophancy to the Gandhi dynasty dictates that no young figure can outshine the bashful 42-year-old heir apparent, Rahul Gandhi, who had largely been absent from high-profile politics since a thumping defeat in important state polls in Uttar Pradesh in March.
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His illness sparked renewed competition between the prime minister, Dominique de Villepin, and the interior minister (and young pretender), Nicolas Sarkozy, to be seen as heir apparent.
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Both are filial Confucian gestures by his young son and heir, Kim Jong-un: reassuring any doubters at home (perhaps the military) and abroad that he, and North Korea, are no pushover.
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