History Main / NaiveEverygirl

* Diane Duane's ''Literature/YoungWizards'': Nita, the heroine, started out a NaiveEverygirl, but matured beyond that stage with the discovery and mastery of her wizardry.

This character is mostly a DiscreditedTrope on Western TV nowadays but was popular before 1990s; only the most idealistic shows on the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism have one nowadays. But in film and "young adult" fiction, she is inescapable and they are frequent protagonists of [[ShoujoDemographic Shoujo]] stories written by women -- see StockShoujoHeroine for how that plays out.

This character is mostly a DiscreditedTrope on Western TV nowadays but were popular before 1990s; only the most idealistic shows on the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism have one nowadays. But in film and "young adult" fiction, she is inescapable and they are frequent protagonists of [[ShoujoDemographic Shoujo]] stories written by women -- see StockShoujoHeroine for how that plays out.

%%** Himeko Kurusegawa from ''Manga/KannazukiNoMiko''

* Ukraine from ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia''. And the story milks it [[TheChewToy for all the bad luck and hilarity it's worth]].

* ''{{Manga/Berserk}}'': Jill and Princess Charlotte are two sweet and idealistic girls. The CrapsackWorld they live in is not kind to the naïve.

* [[Anime/PrincessTutu Duck]] Stannus in ''FanFic/AnUncommonWitness'' is a clumsy, naive shop girl in a FilmNoir-esque New York city. Still, she's not so helpless and she's also a PluckyGirl.

%%** Yumi from ''LightNovel/MariaSamaGaMiteru''.

* [[Anime/PrincessTutu Duck]] Stannus in ''FanFic/AnUncommonWitness]]'' is a clumsy, naive shop girl in a FilmNoir-esque New York city. Still, she's not so helpless and she's also a PluckyGirl.

* Yoko from WesternAnimation/TimothyGoesToSchool

* In the sequels of Disney's ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}'', [[spoiler: Anastasia, the redheaded stepsister]] is [[RetCon retconned]] into a character like this; insecure, looking for love but knowing little about it, etc.

* Subverted with Shiina Tamai from ''Manga/NaruTaru''. She ''does'' start out as one of these, but becomes progressively less innocent as the series progresses, culminating with [[spoiler: her and her ShadowArchetype, Mamiko Kuri, slaughtering every human on Earth except themselves]].

%%** Nanako from ''Manga/OniisamaE''.

* ''Anime/CodeGeass'': Shirley Fennette. Her innocence and naïveté makes for a contrast with all the world weary or aggressive soliders/politicans etc.

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* [[Anime/PrincessTutu Duck]] Stannus in ''FanFic/AnUncommonWitness]]'' is a clumsy, naive shop girl in a FilmNoir-esque New York city. Still, she's not so helpless and she's also a PluckyGirl.
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* Most 19th century fairy tales have one, either male or female, and modern stories with a NaiveEverygirl will often have a ShoutOut to them. The main difference is that in the old fairy tales, she was just as likely to come to a bad end. (Creator/HansChristianAndersen's "The Little Match Girl" is a sadistic example full of {{Glurge}}.)

See also WideEyedIdealist, LoveFreak, TheIngenue. Compare UnluckyEverydude, her spear counterpart.

This character is mostly a DiscreditedTrope on Western TV nowadays but were popular before 1990s; only the most idealistic shows on the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism have one nowadays. But in film and "young adult" fiction, she is inescapable and they are frequent protagonists of [[ShoujoDemographic Shoujo]] stories written by women -- see StockShoujoProtagonist for how that plays out.

This character is mostly a DiscreditedTrope on Western TV nowadays but were popular before 1990s; only the most idealistic shows on the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism have one nowadays. But in film and "young adult" fiction, she is inescapable and they are frequent protagonists of [[ShoujoDemographic Shoujo]] stories written by women.

* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': Sansa Stark. Her worldview outside of Winterfell is based on her sheltered upbringing and the songs that she have heard. Too bad this was shattered when she watched [[spoiler:her father's execution]] and the abuse she experienced in King's Landing [[BreakTheCutie broke her]].

%%* Spencer from ''SouthOfNowhere'' is a bit older than usual, but still fits this role perfectly.

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* Elizabeth Liones in ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins'' is not a powerful deity of sin like the others but rather a normal girl who is a wondering heroine. However, she is completely naive and oblivious to the fact that Meliodas constantly gropes and fondles her just out of sexual pleasure. She believes, listens, and obeys his excuses. He constantly harasses her sexually, gropes her breasts, fondles her butt, looks underneath her skirt and puts his head underneath her skirt following by either pressing his head against her butt or front, and even wants to strip clothes off of her on a few occasions. He even once harassed her in front of her father and she is completely fine with him doing this to her.
** In one episode, she fears that something is grabbing her from behind only to find that it is Meliodas caressing, squeezing, and harassing her butt and is actually ''relieved'' instead of slapping him or finding anything wrong with it.

* Elizabeth Liones in ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins'' is not a powerful deity of sin like the others but rather a normal girl who is a wondering heroine. However, she is completely naive and oblivious to the fact that Meliodas constantly gropes and fondles her just out of sexual pleasure. She believes, listens, and obeys his excuses. He constantly molests her, gropes her breasts, fondles her butt, looks underneath her skirt and puts his head underneath her skirt following by either pressing his head against her butt or front, and even wants to strip clothes off of her on a few occasions. He even once harassed her in front of her father and she is completely fine with him doing this to her.

* Deconstructed in an episode of ''LawAndOrderSVU''. A naive young woman who is planning to be an actress is raped during a late night theater play. [[spoiler: Turns out she was setup by her friend, who was angry that she got picked for the role, based solely on her good looks. While she let herself get used sexually by the director and other men in the business and was still rejected for roles because she wasn't as good looking.]]

* Deconstructed in an episode of Law & Order: SVU. A naive young woman who is planning to be an actress is raped during a late night theater play. [[spoiler: Turns out she was setup by her friend, who was angry that she got picked for the role, based solely on her good looks. While she let herself get used sexually by the director and other men in the business and was still rejected for the role because she wasn't as good looking. And its implied that the naive girl knew how much her friend wanted the role, but took it anyway.]]

* Diane Duane's ''YoungWizards'': Nita, the heroine, started out a NaiveEverygirl, but matured beyond that stage with the discovery and mastery of her wizardry.

%%* Mary Anne Spier and Mallory Pike in ''TheBabysittersClub'' series.

* Catherine Moreland, the protagonist of ''NorthangerAbbey'', is a CountryMouse thrown into the social scene at Bath with little supervision. The dishonest, gold-digging Thorpes attach themselves to her (and her Naive Everyboy brother) while she tries to form a friendship with the honest Tilneys, all while looking at the world through a lens of Gothic literature. Needless to say, it gets messy.

* ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'': Miaka.