History PlayingWith / Deconstruction

** The story adds up deconstructing a Trope because of narrative prompting, such as [[BrokenAngel breaking]] a CuteMonster Girl or a frequent SexShifter suffering a [[ShapeshifterIdentityCrisis identity crisis]].

* '''Played For Laughs''': Deconstructing a Trope in a humorous manner, such as [[SlimeGirl Slime Girls]] being unable to hug their friends without causing ClothingDamage.

* '''Exaggerated''':

** The audience is [[AudienceAlienatingPremise upset by the deconstruction]] and see it as an attack on the work rather than an attempt to expand it, so they either ignore it and pretend it didn't happen or continue to engage with the work as they always have but with more vitriol - the exact opposite of the intended outcome. The deconstruction fails outright in that it doesn't make people appreciate what it has to say and ends up [[GoneHorriblyWrong reinforcing what it set out to deconstruct in the worst way possible.]]

** The audience is upset by the deconstruction and see it as an attack on the work rather than an attempt to expand it, so they either ignore it and pretend it didn't happen or complain about it, so they continue to engage with the work as they always have, but vitriolically - the exact opposite of the intended outcome. The deconstruction fails outright in that it doesn't make people appreciate what it has to say, only [[GoneHorriblyWrong reinforcing what it set out to deconstruct in the worst way possible.]]

** The audience is upset by the deconstruction, so they either ignore it and pretend it didn't happen or complain about it. Thus, the deconstruction either fails outright in that it doesn't make people appreciate what it has to say, or ends up [[GoneHorriblyWrong reinforcing what it set out to deconstruct in the worst way possible.]]

* '''Conversed''': "I don't like deconstructions, they ruin the fun of tropes and make them look bad!" "That's weird, what deconstructions have you been looking at? It is about ''showing'' the flaws in a trope, not brutally tearing it down. Besides, once the problems become clear, you're able to then ''address'' it in a way that works. Thus, deconstruction can be great for the evolution of genres and concepts." "But for me, fiction is supposed to stretch reality's boundaries, and deconstructions just reinforces those boundaries." "Don't worry, you can also reconstruct a trope that has gotten this treatment."

* '''Exploited''': [[PoisonousFriend Drake]], fed up with how Bob harps on about the Tropes he [[AuthorAppeal likes]], proceeds to deconstruct them to ruin Bob's fondness of these tropes.

** The problems of Tropes are ''[[UpToEleven absolutely]]'' recognized, such as [[HotBlade Hot Blades]] being uselessly dangerous due to the heat destroying the blade and harming the wielder, or an [[ArmoredDragons Armored Dragon]] having an impractical time forging & replacing armor let alone move.

* '''Reconstructed''':
** Though some concepts don't really ''have'' flaws, it ''can'' always be done better. Thus, instead of pointing out flaws, one points out what could be ''better'' about it.

* '''Reconstructed''':

* '''Conversed''': "I don't like deconstructions, they ruin the fun of tropes and make them look bad!" "That's weird, what deconstructions have you been looking at? It is about ''showing'' the flaws in a trope, not brutally tearing it down. Besides, once the problems become clear, you're able to then ''address'' it in a way that works. Thus, deconstruction can be great for the evolution of genres and concepts." "But for me, fiction is supposed to stretch reality's boundaries, and deconstructions just reinforces those boundaries."

* '''Conversed''': "I don't like deconstructions, they ruin the fun of tropes and make them look bad!" "That's weird, what deconstructions have you been looking at? It is about ''showing'' the flaws in a trope, not brutally tearing it down. Besides, once the problems become clear, you're able to then ''address'' it in a way that works. Thus, deconstruction can be great for the evolution of genres and concepts."

** Alternatively, ''excruciating'' detail is put into deconstructing said trope so severely that no one shall ever even think about using that trope again.

** A trope ''is'' deconstructed, [[Main/DeconReconSwitch but it is then reconstructed.]]
** IndecisiveDeconstruction

'''Basic Trope''': Showing the realistic consequences of something, or explaining how it could even come to pass.

** A trope ''is'' deconstructed, but it is then reconstructed.

* '''Subverted''': A trope ''seems'' to be deconstructed, but in actuality its just being played for drama, such as a HotBlade getting broken and exposing its user to the heating coil directly.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Yet the dramatic playing eventually ''does'' address actual problems in the normal example, such as pointing out the heating coil of a HotBlade is ''only'' so hot because it needs to be that high if you're going to use heat to augment attack power in any serious way.

* '''Zig Zagged''': A work goes back and forth on playing a Trope straight or deconstructing it.

* '''Deconstructed''': Some concepts just aren't ''flawed'' enough to actually deconstruct, thus attempting to ends up breaking it altogether.
* '''Reconstructed''': Though some concepts don't really ''have'' flaws, it ''can'' always be done better. Thus, instead of pointing out flaws, one points out what could be ''better'' about it.

* '''Exaggerated''': The problems of a Trope are ''[[UpToEleven absolutely]]'' recognized, such as [[HotBlade Hot Blades]] being uselessly dangerous due to the heat destroying the blade and harming the wielder, or an [[ArmoredDragons Armored Dragon]] having an impractical time forging & replacing armor let alone move.

* '''Played For Drama''': Deconstructing a Trope in a dramatic way, such as a BabyFactory likely dying from childbirth or how a BetaTestBaddie would ''[[RedemptionRejection not]]'' accept being [[EvilCannotComprehendGood "pitied"]] by their object of hate.