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* ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'': The [=McFlys=] at the beginning of the movie are depicted as poor losers. In actuality, their lifestyle is relatively luxurious. Tellingly, in the improved timeline where they're better of, they still live in the exact same house as in the original timeline, albeit with fancier furnishings and cars.
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* ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'': The [=McFlys=] at the beginning of the movie are depicted as poor losers. In actuality, their lifestyle is relatively luxurious. Tellingly, in the improved timeline where they're better of, off, they still live in the exact same house as in the original timeline, albeit with fancier furnishings and cars.
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* The protagonist of J. Porter's ''Can A Duck Swim?'' is a member of the bourgeoisie who attends an elite private school so prestigious that it accepts only 30 new students each year. The luxurious lives of Indian nobility (some of whom later befriend her), are portrayed as drastically extravagant in comparison to this.
* The Weasleys in ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' are constantly described as being a poor family. In practice, this usually comes down to them having lots of hand-me-downs and secondhand supplies. They live in a big house, always have plenty of food for their large family (and frequently Harry and Hermione as well), and are never mentioned to be in debt. Mrs. Weasley doesn't have to work. The food thing may be justified when you remember that, while wizards [[MagicAIsMagicA can't make food from nothing]], they can multiply it. It's possible Mrs. Weasley is feeding eleven people for the price of one. The same for the house, since spells that make things larger or more spacious seem pretty simple and it's implied that magic is the only thing keeping the house together. It's also possible they are only poor by comparison as a pure-blooded family (their poverty and their "blood-traitor" status are held in hand-in-hand disdain by other, significantly wealthier pure-blood families); the only frame of reference we have are with Harry, the Malfoys, and the Blacks. All three are enormously wealthy by wizard standards.
* In ''Literature/HushHush'', Nora and her mother are stated to be poor, which is shown through her mother working a low-paying job and Nora occasionally lamenting being unable to afford the expensive clothing her AlphaBitch wealthy rival wears. The two live in a huge house that seems to take a lot of fuel to heat (bought when her father was still alive, but there's no mention of debts or difficulty in maintaining it), own two cars, and seem to eat well. Additionally, Nora's mother hires someone to check in on Nora occasionally when her mom is on business trips. Nora herself has no job (even though she's old enough to at least work part time) and seems to have enough money for frivolous things like eating out constantly or visiting amusement parks. ''Crescendo'' has Nora's mother stop paying the housekeeper and sell Nora's car, but Nora continues to do things like eat out without issue and only gets a job later on in the book (for the purpose of buying a new car and distracting herself from Patch, not to help with the house finances) and loses it by ''Silence''.
* In ''Literature/HushHush'', Nora and her mother are stated to be poor, which is shown through her mother working a low-paying job and Nora occasionally lamenting being unable to afford the expensive clothing her AlphaBitch wealthy rival wears. The two live in a huge house that seems to take a lot of fuel to heat (bought when her father was still alive, but there's no mention of debts or difficulty in maintaining it), own two cars, and seem to eat well. Additionally, Nora's mother hires someone to check in on Nora occasionally when her mom is on business trips. Nora herself has no job (even though she's old enough to at least work part time) and seems to have enough money for frivolous things like eating out constantly or visiting amusement parks. ''Crescendo'' has Nora's mother stop paying the housekeeper and sell Nora's car, but Nora continues to do things like eat out without issue and only gets a job later on in the book (for the purpose of buying a new car and distracting herself from Patch, not to help with the house finances) and loses it by ''Silence''.
* ''Literature/TheSelection'' features America Singer insisting to the reader that her family is struggling to make ends meet. As early as the first chapter, it's shown that they can afford chicken and tea. They don't have enough for seconds, but they apparently have enough to bribe America with half the paycheck for every job she does with no drawbacks for the family. America uses this to splurge on sweets without even a gentle recommendation to put that money to better use and the narration reveals right then that America and her younger sister have a SweetTooth. Later the family is seen eating popcorn as if they're having a movie night. So, from what the story shows us, they're not ''great'' but decent. Yet the book [[ShowDontTell expects the reader to take America's word]] for it that they've gone hungry. Kay...
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* The Weasleys in ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' are constantly described as being a poor family. In practice, this usually comes down to them having lots of hand-me-downs and secondhand supplies. They live in a big house, always have plenty of food for their large family (and frequently Harry and Hermione as well), and are never mentioned to be in debt. Mrs. Weasley doesn't have to work. The food thing may be justified when you remember that, while wizards [[MagicAIsMagicA can't make food from nothing]], they can multiply it. It's possible Mrs. Weasley is feeding eleven people for the price of one. The same for the house, since spells that make things larger or more spacious seem pretty simple and it's implied that magic is the only thing keeping the house together. It's also possible they are only poor by comparison as a pure-blooded family (their poverty and their "blood-traitor" status are held in hand-in-hand disdain by other, significantly wealthier pure-blood families); the only frame of reference we have are with Harry, the Malfoys, and the Blacks. All three are enormously wealthy by wizard standards.
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* The protagonist of J. Porter's ''Can A Duck Swim?'' is a member of the bourgeoisie who attends an elite private school so prestigious that it accepts only 30 new students each year. The luxurious lives of Indian nobility (some of whom later befriend her), are portrayed as drastically extravagant in comparison to this.
* In ''Literature/HushHush'', Nora and her mother are stated to be poor, which is shown through her mother working a low-paying job and Nora occasionally lamenting being unable to afford the expensive clothing her AlphaBitch wealthy rival wears. The two live in a huge house that seems to take a lot of fuel to heat (bought when her father was still alive, but there's no mention of debts or difficulty in maintaining it), own two cars, and seem to eat well. Additionally, Nora's mother hires someone to check in on Nora occasionally when her mom is on business trips. Nora herself has no job (even though she's old enough to at least work part time) and seems to have enough money for frivolous things like eating out constantly or visiting amusement parks. ''Crescendo'' has Nora's mother stop paying the housekeeper and sell Nora's car, but Nora continues to do things like eat out without issue and only gets a job later on in the book (for the purpose of buying a new car and distracting herself from Patch, not to help with the house finances) and loses it by ''Silence''.
* ''Literature/TheSelection'' features America Singer insisting to the reader that her family is struggling to make ends meet. As early as the first chapter, it's shown that they can afford chicken and tea. They don't have enough for seconds, but they apparently have enough to bribe America with half the paycheck for every job she does with no drawbacks for the family. America uses this to splurge on sweets without even a gentle recommendation to put that money to better use and the narration reveals right then that America and her younger sister have a SweetTooth. Later the family is seen eating popcorn as if they're having a movie night. So, from what the story shows us, they're not ''great'' but decent. Yet the book [[ShowDontTell expects the reader to take America's word]] for it that they've gone hungry. Kay...
* In ''Literature/HushHush'', Nora and her mother are stated to be poor, which is shown through her mother working a low-paying job and Nora occasionally lamenting being unable to afford the expensive clothing her AlphaBitch wealthy rival wears. The two live in a huge house that seems to take a lot of fuel to heat (bought when her father was still alive, but there's no mention of debts or difficulty in maintaining it), own two cars, and seem to eat well. Additionally, Nora's mother hires someone to check in on Nora occasionally when her mom is on business trips. Nora herself has no job (even though she's old enough to at least work part time) and seems to have enough money for frivolous things like eating out constantly or visiting amusement parks. ''Crescendo'' has Nora's mother stop paying the housekeeper and sell Nora's car, but Nora continues to do things like eat out without issue and only gets a job later on in the book (for the purpose of buying a new car and distracting herself from Patch, not to help with the house finances) and loses it by ''Silence''.
* ''Literature/TheSelection'' features America Singer insisting to the reader that her family is struggling to make ends meet. As early as the first chapter, it's shown that they can afford chicken and tea. They don't have enough for seconds, but they apparently have enough to bribe America with half the paycheck for every job she does with no drawbacks for the family. America uses this to splurge on sweets without even a gentle recommendation to put that money to better use and the narration reveals right then that America and her younger sister have a SweetTooth. Later the family is seen eating popcorn as if they're having a movie night. So, from what the story shows us, they're not ''great'' but decent. Yet the book [[ShowDontTell expects the reader to take America's word]] for it that they've gone hungry. Kay...
