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* '''Conversed''': A creator tells us how much he loves this trope, [[NecessaryWeasel because without it]], he couldn't write any of his world-famous loser stories.

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* '''Conversed''': A creator tells us how much he loves this trope, [[NecessaryWeasel [[AcceptableBreaksFromReality because without it]], he couldn't write any of his world-famous loser stories.
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** Despite Alice [[BoomerangBigot being over and thinking negatively of most people over forty]] she is specifically mostly frustrated since she thinks they don't have to be that way.
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* '''Defied''': On her 40th birthday, Alice makes a list of all stereotypes that she knows about people over 40. She decides that she'll prove the world that they aren't true.

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On her 40th birthday, Alice makes a list of all stereotypes that she knows about people over 40. She decides that she'll prove the world that they aren't true.true.
** Alice uses some sort of FountainOfYouth to ensure she'll never grow 40 years old. (Physically, anyway.)
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* '''Inverted''': ???

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* '''Inverted''': ???Alice believes that everyone under 40 is a clueless student or graduate with no way in life. She constantly mocks herself for her own ineptitude, until she turns 40 and celebrates her entrance into the real world.



* '''Parodied''': Alice is portrayed as being super and over the top [[{{Wangst}} wangsty]].

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Alice is portrayed as being super and over the top [[{{Wangst}} wangsty]].wangsty]].
** Alice proudly states that anyone over 40 is a fogie and a liar. When someone informs her that she herself is 41, her [[YourHeadAsplode head blows off]] via LogicBomb.
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* '''Justified''': The work portrays all people over 40 exactly the way Alice sees them.

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* '''Justified''': The work portrays all people over 40 exactly Alice's parents/older acquaintances start having mid-life crisis by the way Alice sees them.time they're 40, and they turn into {{Jerkass}}es despite being relatively nice beforehand.
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'''Basic Trope''': Believing that being part of a certain group makes you guilty of the negative stereotypes associated with this group.
* '''Straight''': Alice believes that all people over 40 are boring, uninteresting, old-maidish and old-fashioned old-timers with no juvenile power. When she turns 40 herself, she loses all of her [[PersonalHorror liveliness]], becomes a BrokenBird, TheEeyore, a PerpetualFrowner, cries BrokenTears and TearsOfFear, she [[StoppedCaring stops caring]] about the world around her and turns basically into a {{Hikkikomori}} locking herself into her room. SafetyInIndifference optional.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice plans worldwide [[GenocideFromTheInside mass murder]] for all people over 40 and the last person to enter the execution chamber is her.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice dislikes herself for being over 40, but this only matters very little for her character.
* '''Justified''': The work portrays all people over 40 exactly the way Alice sees them.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': Alice shows huge hatred for all people over 40, but in the big PlotTwist it's shown that the only faked it for some kind of profit.
* '''Double Subverted''': ... but on her journey she still learns that hating herself for that is the sensible course of action to take.
* '''Parodied''': Alice is portrayed as being super and over the top [[{{Wangst}} wangsty]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice changes her self-hatred from scene to scene.
* '''Averted''': When Alice turns 40, it's the most mundane day of her life and the thought of hating herself never crosses her mind.
* '''Enforced''': A creator has been bullied and antagonist for all of his life and thus refuses to leave Alice out of the cast.
* '''Lampshaded''': Alice is absolutely proud of hating herself and says: "Yes, I hate myself. I'm good at it, aren't I?"
* '''Invoked''': A group of bullies torture all people over 40 so much that they become the stereotype that Alice believes. When Alice looks outside of her window, it just reinforces her view.
* '''Exploited''': An EvilOverlord plans a [[FinalSolution genocide]] on all people over 40. He uses Alice's attitude for his profit.
* '''Defied''': On her 40th birthday, Alice makes a list of all stereotypes that she knows about people over 40. She decides that she'll prove the world that they aren't true.
* '''Discussed''': "Wow Alice, you hate yourself so much, how can you even function in this world?" - "It's very easy when you've been a loser for all of life anyway."
* '''Conversed''': A creator tells us how much he loves this trope, [[NecessaryWeasel because without it]], he couldn't write any of his world-famous loser stories.
* '''Implied''':
** It's never openly stated, but Alice visibly loses her liveliness when turning 40.
** Everybody in this story has internalized categorism, and Alice not even once stands up to disagree, so...
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice loses all her friends, her job, her spouse and all her money in the process.
* '''Reconstructed''': ... but this is exactly what she wanted and she at least can have some smiles once in a while.
* '''Played For Laughs''':
** Alice is ThisLoserIsYou in a SadistShow and everybody tortures her for fun because everybody in this world believes that she's exactly as worthless as she thinks she is and all the stereotypes are completely TruthInTelevision, even the most absurd ones.
** Alice believes that all people with a nose are {{Complete Monster}}s. Very short before the end she notices she has a nose herself and she proudly finishes herself off with a chainsaw.
* '''Played For Drama''': Alice reaches the DespairEventHorizon and jumps from the bridge.
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