History DeconstructionFic / Literature

* ''Fanfic/NotAsPlanned'': The story destroys the cliché fan plot, where [[SailorEarth a modern girl falls into Middle-earth and joins the quest]]. This time, Elrond arrests the girl, to prevent her from ruining the quest. That's the first half of the story. The second half is dedicated to describing how a whiny, immature teenage girl might fare in a medieval-esque setting without modern medicine, running water, or gender equality.

* The fanfic [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4333491/1/moves-in-mysterious-ways moves in mysterious ways]] deconstructs a whole chunk of the series: the way that vampires just show up at high schools with little to no past or family and how they might be perceived by more socially aware people, Bella's own social awkwardness, and a counterpoint to Bella's blood smelling particularly "tasty". The main character is a boy who finds vampire Bella creepy and stalker-like, who is disturbed how quickly she can be accepted into the school social order, the predatory manner in which she looks at people, and her general lack of modern human behaviors.

[[AC: ''Literature/TheChemicalGardenTrilogy'']]

[[AC: ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'']]

[[AC: ''Literature/DragonridersOfPern'']]

[[AC: ''Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey'']]
* The fic ''Fanfic/LuckyNumberThirteen'' takes all of the more disturbing implications and FridgeHorror present in the ''Fifty Shades'' books and plays them realistically. The results are '''''not''''' pretty. It actually doubles as a FixFic too, though, as the ending has [[spoiler: Sharon helping Ana realise she doesn't have to put up with this and deciding to dump Christian, becoming more informed about how BDSM actually works, gaining a new friend in Sharon and growing as a person]].

[[AC: ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'']]

[[AC: ''Literature/LesMiserables'']]

[[AC: ''Literature/NancyDrew'']]

%%[[AC: ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'']]

[[AC: ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'']]
* ''Fanfic/BequeathedFromPaleEstates'' deconstructs the SoulmateAUFic. Not only a Marked one is unable to have a sex life with someone else than his destined partner, there's no guarantee of a PerfectlyArrangedMarriage at the end and same-sex soulmates are very much a touchy subject. Oh, and the main couple's major beef about their own arrangement? [[OldManMarryingAChild He's a forty-year-old man and she's barely fourteen.]]

[[AC: ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'']]

[[AC: ''Literature/WarriorCats'']]

[[AC: ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'']]

[[AC: ''Literature/HarryPotter'']]
* ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndThePrinceOfSlytherin'' deconstructs a lot of clichés common in ''Harry Potter'' fanfics. Notably that SocialServicesDoesNotExist; they do in both the muggle and wizarding worlds. Because Harry is under the effects of a {{Curse}} that triggers a HatePlague amongst muggles, all the abuse is never reported while the wizarding world is controlled by aristocrats, and as such, Child Services do not seek to prosecute wealthy families for child abuse. Likewise, the idea that being sorted into Slytherin if your entire family is historically Gryffindor would make your family turn against you is mocked when Ginny is sorted into Slytherin and her brothers spend the next day assuring her they are still family.
* ''Fanfic/WithStrengthOfSteelWings'' deconstructs not only the UrbanFantasy of the ''Harry Potter'' series, but also its very premise. Taking a zig-zag approach to PerspectiveFlip, the fic shows how destructive TheMasquerade is for both muggles and wizards alike, especially with all the mind-wipes, children disappearing and how forcing muggleborns to remain in the wizarding world and abandon their families is a SadisticChoice. [[spoiler:It has also resulted in a massive backlash amongst muggles with a secret MonsterHunterOrganization composed of online [[TheWitchHunter Witch Hunters]] who are determined to bring about TheUnmasquedWorld being created and a major driver in the plot]].
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7865548/1/Spirited-Away Spirited Away]]'', a crossover with ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'', deconstructs not only the ''Harry Potter'' series, but also themes found in a number of other DP/HP crossovers, to the point of it being a DeconstructorFleet. Danny does ''not'' want to go to Hogwarts, wishing instead to stay and protect Amity Park. The idea of Danny staying at the Order of the Pheonix's headquarters is shot down by the author, the Order being a ''top-secret'' organization and all, and Danny being a civilian. The idea that Danny would reveal his secret to wizards, who don't exactly have a [[FantasticRacism history of tolerance]] towards non-humans and half-humans, is shot down hard (especially because wizards dislike the fact that Ghost Zone ghosts don't even ''try'' and keep Muggles from noticing them). Once Danny is at Hogwarts, the idea of the Sorting Hat is dissected, with Danny comparing the idea to MindRape. Danny plans to sue the school for kidnapping him and enrolling him against his will.
** It is made ''very'' clear that the Hogwarts students are tired of the instructors who are either SadistTeachers or so boring they can't stay awake in class (with Danny noting that Snape would have been sacked a long time ago at a normal school) and the monsters roaming the school and grounds, and form a protest group about it upon Danny's prodding. Within a few chapters, about 80% of the students have signed at least one of their petitions.
* ''Fanfic/{{Goldstein}}'': The focus of fic is Yehuda Goldstein, an Orthodox Jew, attending Hogwarts. The story deconstructs how religious customs and norms interact with the wizarding world. Even without religious bigotry, there is still a bit of friction over Yehuda trying to hold onto his traditions while upholding the norms of Hogwarts.
* ''FanFic/HarryPotterAndTheNightmaresOfFuturesPast'' is one of the PeggySue genre. While Harry manages to use his future knowledge to make things better, his actions end up causing unintended changes, both for good and bad.
* The Fandom's love of PeggySue plots have also given us two very different deconstructions to compare. ''Fanfic/{{Sisyphus}}'' takes a hammer to PeggySue, GroundhogPeggySue, and SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong. Meanwhile, ''FanFic/OhGodNotAgain'' is an affectionate, DeconstructiveParody using the PeggySue framework. Lampshades are hung, inconsistencies trounced flat, and characters attacked at angles that reveal new aspects. And it has a ball doing it.
* ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality''. With a Harry hoping to invoke SufficientlyAnalyzedMagic, how can it not be? Blog/LessWrong ends up deconstructing canon by attending to details Rowling didn't, and then some.
* ''[[http://community.livejournal.com/hp_nextgen_fest/34663.html The Incredible and Angsty Journey of Rose Weasley, Girl Slasher!]]'' takes most of the tropes associated with SlashFic in general, and RealPersonFic in particular, by showing what havoc -- [[HilarityEnsues what hilarious, hilarious havoc]] -- would ensue if a character in-universe ran around accusing men of [[HoYay secretly being in love with each other]], occasionally insisting that their marriages are a sham, despite protests from all involved. She even has the idealized portrayal of gay love often seen in the fandom.
* Website/{{Cracked}}'s very own Cody Johnston wrote ''[[http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-silliest-harry-potter-fk-fiction-ever-nsfw/ The Silliest Harry Potter F**k Fiction Ever (NSFW)]]''. It is the funniest criticism of the results of RuleThirtyFour that you'll ever read.
* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2784574/1/Engorgement Engorgement]]'' shows just how awkward and irritating actual [[MisterSeahorse M Preg]] would be, by having Harry get pregnant by accident. Cue media coverage, mood swings, fights, and strange food cravings. This sort of thing also apparently happens often enough for the ''Hogwarts rules'' to have a section on it.
* ''[[http://kanedax.livejournal.com/163914.html 3 Months Later: Our Little Wilkins]]'' deconstructs Hermione modifying her parents' memories to protect them during the war. In the book she only mentions that she did it and nothing more is said since she's Hermione so of course she'd be able to do something so complicated. The fic goes into detail about exactly how much work such a plan would require and theorises that Hermione was eventually unable to go through with it and Tonks had to do it instead. And to make matters worse, when Hermione shows up in Australia thirteen months after [[spoiler:Voldemort has been defeated]], she finds that her parents now have a new baby daughter also named Hermione.
* ''FanFic/WishCarefully'' takes a chainsaw to the Death Eater agenda, from the perspective of one of its own proponents, Lucius Malfoy. It diverges from canon after Dumbledore's death, where Harry makes a deal with Voldemort, removing every Muggleborn and their supporters from England, allowing Voldemort to create the Pureblood paradise the Death Eaters always wanted. [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor It's only then that the gaping flaws come to the surface]]: their inbreeding starts to produce nothing but squibs, the majority of those who produced the goods that the Purebloods used were Muggleborns or their supporters, leaving them to import the majority of their goods and food, and now that everyone in the Wizarding World knows they're being led by a torture-happy immortal psycho, nobody wants to travel there, further exacerbating the previous issues.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8429437/1/The-Perils-of-Innocence The Perils of Innocence]]'', the Wizarding World's statute of secrecy is understandable, but their lack of communication with the families of Muggleborn children has caused problems for many of these people and some (particularly the Grangers) state that they could've been saved a whole lot of grief if they'd been told of their kids' powers sooner. There are also many jabs at the fact that the Wizarding World (particularly [[FantasticRacism Pureblood society]]) is completely ignorant of the muggle world and its own accomplishments (Draco at one point even accuses Dean of lying when the latter tells him about the moon landing), to the point that they're being condescending at best and incredibly high-and-mighty at worst, [[ScrewYouElves something which the kids and their parents call the Purebloods out on]].
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8246904/1/No-Curiosity No Curiosity]]'' deconstructs the abusive childhood Harry receives at the hands of the Dursleys. While Harry grew up relatively well-adjusted in canon, this fanfic wastes no time demonstrating that [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome in real life]], all the crap the Dursleys would have done to him would lead to ''tons'' of psychological problems. Harry becomes an ExtremeDoormat and because the Dursleys would punish him for asking questions, his curiosity (one of his most prominent traits in canon) is completely subdued and he doesn't dare to do any of the cool stuff he did in the books because he fears punishment.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7093738/1/ Brutal Harry]]'' is another deconstruction of Harry's abusive childhood [[note]]Indeed, the author himself even stated in the Author's Notes for the story's epilogue that he found it utterly nonsensical that Harry [[AngstWhatAngst didn't really have any visible long-term negative effects from his upbringing]][[/note]]. Here, he's a ruthlessly self-sufficient survivalist and utilitarian pragmatist who's much more mature than his peers (sometimes disturbingly so), has NoSocialSkills, views connections with others purely in terms of threat assessment and is extremely closed off from others (in fact, it takes him ''years'' before he's able to open up to anyone), and has an especially deep distrust of authority figures and incompetent people in general. When he finds out that Dumbledore was the one who brought him to the Dursleys in the first place, he is [[UnstoppableRage beyond furious]] and [[ThisIsUnforgivable refuses to ever forgive Dumbledore]] even when he does genuinely apologize. The fic also deconstructs a few of the characters to an extent:
** Unlike other stories with similar elements, Dumbledore's far from [[RonTheDeathEater a bad guy]] and he genuinely does mean well, but his tendency to make decisions based solely on the long-term has inadvertently caused him to not take other people's immediate needs or feelings into consideration. Moreover, the heavy workload from his three different time-consuming jobs [[note]]Not only is Dumbledore the Headmaster of Hogwarts, he's also the Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards and the Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot[[/note]] has rendered him significantly out of touch and inattentive when it comes to several of his judgments, motivations, and actions, especially in regards to the staff and students under his employ and guard, which has caused multiple things to slip through the cracks. This, in turn, has led to said individuals to feel as though they can get away with their actions without fear of true, effective reprisal (i.e., Snape's blatant favoritism of the Slytherins, bullies getting away with antagonizing other students, etc). [[spoiler:Once [=McGonagall=] becomes Headmistress of Hogwarts, Snape is ultimately fired from his teaching position and the bullying issues at the school are significantly reduced because unlike Dumbledore, she only has one time-consuming job and can focus all her attention on actually doing it]].
** [=McGonagall=]'s a SternTeacher who genuinely wants to help her students learn and be safe while doing so. However, this aspect of her personality (as well as a somewhat blind faith in Dumbledore's reputation) makes her ignore extenuating circumstances regarding different students as individuals, or come off as obstinate when something falls outside of her perceptions. As a result, her students feel intimidated by her and don't feel that she can be turned to for help. When she realizes this thanks to the troll incident, she's not only horrified, but she genuinely attempts to be more open-minded and approachable. Her CharacterDevelopment pays off, because between it and [=McGonagall=] immediately revealing the truth of the prophecy and its circumstances to Harry once she learns about it during Harry's second year, she becomes one of the few adults that Harry will trust.
** Draco Malfoy has primarily been an entitled bully via [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections throwing around his father's name]] and relying on Snape's favoritism and Dumbledore's inattentiveness to get ahead in school, and thus assuming he's naturally the best in everything. However, between Harry curb stomping him a few times (without using magic no less) and [[spoiler: [=McGonagall=] bringing the hammer down and reforming the school after she becomes Headmistress]], he not only loses his connections but is ultimately forced to realize that his individual skills are pathetic by comparison to actual hard-working students due to his over-reliance on his father's reputation. This realization kickstarts some positive CharacterDevelopment and by the sequel, [[HeelFaceTurn he loses many of his prejudiced views]] and becomes an ally of the heroes.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11979142/1/Potters-Stand-United-repost Potters Stand United]]'' deconstructs the FandomSpecificPlot of a Wrong-Boy-Who-Lived, where Harry has a twin [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin who is wrongly named the Boy-Who-Lived]]. On the night of Voldemort's attack on the Potters, both James and Lily were incapacitated (James was knocked unconscious while Lily was killed, but Death was merciful and brought her back) when Voldemort attempted to kill the twins, and since both twins bear scars from the attack, James and Lily have no idea which one of their sons deflected the killing curse and defeated the Dark Lord. After the attack, both parents decide to keep what happened that night a secret as to not give their sons unwanted fame, and even after that fails and everyone is led to believe that Gary (the twin) is the Boy-Who-Lived due to the [[RonTheDeathEater machinations of Dumbledore]], they don't become AbusiveParents and show ParentalFavoritism, they treat each boy equally and with as much love as they can give.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11613187/1/What-Was-Your-Plan What Was Your Plan]]'' deconstructs the ManipulativeBastard Dumbledore and how Harry somehow foils him the moment he's aware of Dumbledore's plans. Harry gets special training over the summer and read about wandless magic from a book? Tonks tailed him while he was training and the book was written by someone who knew very little about the subject. Furthermore, Harry learned dueling which is only good for dueling. Dumbledore refers to it as a glorified play, citing how Flitwick is a duelling champion who's almost useless in combat. When Harry confronts Dumbledore over his suspicious, Dumbledore calmly explains the flaws in Harry's argument before moving on to the flaws in his plan, specifically noting that if his only goal was Harry's death, he could simply wait until Harry's [[LeeroyJenkins plans]] get him killed. Finally, if Dumbledore really has been manipulating Harry almost from birth, he'd have laid contingencies for Harry finding out, which he did.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10496512/1/Where-is-Hermione Where Is Hermione?]]'' breaks down the idea of Hermione running away to Australia after the final battle and staying there until she decides to "return on her own terms", all while Harry searches endlessly for her. By the time Hermione returns to England eleven years later, Harry has long since moved on and is now married with a son. While he'd certainly like to meet his daughter, he wants nothing to do with the woman who abandoned him for over a decade for no reason. When Hermione tries to bring up that she "waited for him", Harry counters that he waited for her for eight years but she abandoned him and stole his child from him. Harry finishes it off by saying he wishes she'd never returned because he'd be happier thinking she was still dead.

* Creator/NeilGaiman's "[[http://grotesqueanddecadent.tumblr.com/post/21272759751/the-problem-of-susan-by-neil-gaiman The Problem of Susan]]" deconstructs the EsotericHappyEnding of the final ''Narnia'' book, ''Literature/TheLastBattle''.

* ''Fanfic/WithStrengthOfSteelWings'' deconstructs not only the UrbanFantasy of the ''Harry Potter'' series, but also its very premise. Taking a zig-zag approach to PerspectiveFlip, the fic shows how destructive TheMasquerade is for both muggles and wizards alike, especially with all the mind-wipes, children disappearing and how forcing muggleborns to remain in the wizarding world and abandon their families is a SadisticChoice. [[spoiler:It has also resulted in a massive backlash amongst muggles with a secret MonsterHunterOrganization composed of online [[TheWitchHunter Witch Hunters]] who are determined to bring about TheUnmaskedWorld being created and a major driver in the plot]].

[[AC: Literature/HarryPotter]]

** This fanfic, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9043421/1/The-Attempted-Confrontation The Attempted Confrontation]]'', deconstructs a good chunk of ''Les Miserables'', from plot holes from the musical ([[{{Flanderization}} Javert doing nothing but hunting Valjean]] [[EpicFail then failing to recognize him as Mayor Madeline,]] Javert calling Valjean [[YouAreNumberSix "24601"]] even after [[FridgeLogic he would have gotten a new prison number like]] [[MythologyGag 9340 or something]], etc.), and character flaws of Javert and Valjean that started from the book itself (Valjean blaming himself for things he wasn't directly at fault for, Javert's {{Lawful Stupid}}ity, etc), and manages to turn the whole thing into an epic SnarkToSnarkCombat between Valjean and Javert.

* Many [[HateFic spite]] [[FixFic fics]] have this in mind:
** ''[[http://twispitefic.livejournal.com/4560.html Kiri Kiri]]'' deconstructs the fan and anti-fan perception that Bella is harmless and the "powerless" one in the equation, despite displaying attitudes that could be considered as abusive with what her romantic interests display. Just switch her species, without changing her personality and possessiveness one iota, and [[{{Yandere}} she becomes]] [[WomanScorned a truly scary creature]].
** ''[[http://twispitefic.livejournal.com/9538.html Better Loving Through Suicide]]'' hilariously deconstructs Bella and Edward's tendency to [[DrivenToSuicide attempt suicide]] whenever they can't be together and the idealization of suicide they still have when they are. The happy couple have got the Suicide Attempt = Proof of Love so ingrained that now they do attempts on their lives as ''anniversary gifts'' to each other, even if they are now vampires, they work under the immortality rules of ''Film/DeathBecomesHer'' (so they had have lost pieces of their bodies on the road), and even after all the lost "pieces" such attempts still harm more the instruments they use on their attempts against their lives than themselves. [[spoiler:Their relatives eventually tire of their idiocy and use that habit to get rid of them for good.]]
** Bella's self-centered obsession with becoming perfect and immortal and her disturbing willingness to abandon her humanity tends to be tackled and explored, with many authors pointing out that she could make a DealWithTheDevil (or [[http://twispitefic.livejournal.com/61041.html nearest equivalent]]) or that she could betray her beloved if another entity promised to transform her, and she would still be in character.
** ''[[http://twispitefic.livejournal.com/18879.html The Elephant]]'' deconstructs Bella's character and motivations by making her the sufferer of a degenerative genetic disease that has a penchant to strike before the patient gets into their forties, a thing she sees happen to her grandma and mom and has manifested in her with her clumsiness. Suddenly, her considering 30 to be "old age", her incredibly fast attachment to Edward despite his admittedly creepy ways of showing love, and her willingness to throw away her humanity in exchange for the physical perfection of vampires, disturbingly makes sense.
** In the [[https://twispitefic.dreamwidth.org/ Twispite comm]], stories tagged as "Logical Extreme", "How should it have gone" and "[[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Reality Enema]]" tend to have elements of deconstruction. From indicating how a very rich family without a visible form of income should really be perceived by the citizens of a small town, to how the whole plot would have played out if there were not supernatural elements implied, to [[WifeHusbandry Renesmee's situation]]...
** The fanfic [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4333491/1/moves-in-mysterious-ways moves in mysterious ways]] deconstructs a whole chunk of the series: the way that vampires just show up at high schools with little to no past or family and how they might be perceived by more socially aware people, Bella's own social awkwardness, and a counterpoint to Bella's blood smelling particularly "tasty". The main character is a boy who finds vampire Bella creepy and stalker-like, who is disturbed how quickly she can be accepted into the school social order, the predatory manner in which she looks at people, and her general lack of modern human behaviors.
** ''FanFic/IfBellaWereSane'' is a DeconstructiveParody, showing the series from a version of Bella who has an ounce of common sense. (And an actual personality.) Mostly PlayedForLaughs, but still.
** ''FanFic/ForYouIWill'' deals with Imprinting, or how imprinter's personality completely warps to fit what the imprintee wants and will do ''anything'' to make them happy. So... what if a werewolf imprinted on a [[TheSociopath remorseless sociopath]] who [[{{Sadist}} took joy in harming others]]? The result is this story, and it is ''not'' pretty.