History PlayingWith / LonersAreFreaks

* '''Averted''': No one thinks of Alex as a freak.

** "People think loners are freaks, and we need a stock freaky character. Let's make Alex not talk to anyone."
** The writer wants to create a solitary character [[{{Anvilicious}} for the sole sake of viewers learning a moral lesson]] which discourages the enjoyment of being alone and that everyone needs to make friends whether they like it or not.

** It appears that people belittle Alex's solitary nature as a way to show their jealousy of how he has it easy in being alone while they've been [[FreudianExcuse abandoned and betrayed by people whom they thought were their friends]].

** Alex merely ignores what others think of him and lives his life as he wants: a loner. With that said, he acknowledges that while he prefers introversion, from a pragmatic point of view, there are scenarios where social interaction is needed/important (e.g. in the workplace). Alex realises that the two are not mutually exclusive.

** Alex is a recluse who lives off the grid in a cabin in the woods outside of town, hunts and grows his own food, has no job, and wears animal skins he made himself. He's actually a friendly guy, but nobody wants to talk to him due to his bizarre lifestyle.

* '''Played For Drama''': Alex spends most of his life alone, which garners the attention of society whom one half ridicules and criticizes him while [[InspectorJavert others plot to kill him because they believe him to be a serial killer]]. Alex struggles for the rest of his life to survive an unkind society as well as staying alive only by himself.

** Society strongly values on making friends and socialization, but Alex [[TheHermit just feels comfortable in being alone]]. Others [[TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong take his preference in being alone as an offense]].

** Alex is tired of being ignored, so he acts bizzarely in order to get people to notice him. Unfortunately, his bizzare behavior drives people away, perpetuating the cycle.

** Alex [[TheHermit just feels comfortable in being alone]], which others [[BerserkButton take as an offense to their "humans are social" belief]].

** Alex [[TheHermit just feels comfortable in being alone]], which others [[BerserkButton take that as an offense to their "humans are social" belief]].

* '''Straight''': Lorenzo spends the vast majority of his time alone, and he's considered to be an outcast and freak.
* '''Exaggerated''': Lorenzo spends the vast majority of his time alone, and he's considered to be a villain who schemes against others.

** Although Lorenzo has only a few friends, he is still considered a bit weird whenever he's alone.
** Although others don't mind Lorenzo's solitary nature, they are a bit concerned about him.

** Humans are social animals, and the others are naturally inclined to assume that Lorenzo is mentally unbalanced.
** Lorenzo is a recluse who lives off the grid in a cabin in the woods outside of town, hunts and grows his own food, has no job, and wears animal skins he made himself. He's actually a friendly guy, but nobody wants to talk to him due to his bizarre lifestyle.
** Lorenzo [[TheHermit just feels comfortable in being alone]], which others [[BerserkButton take that as an offense to their "humans are social" belief]].
** Lorenzo is tired of being ignored, so he acts bizzarely in order to get people to notice him. Unfortunately, his bizzare behavior drives people away, perpetuating the cycle.

** Lorenzo is admired by many people because he spends so much of his time alone.
** Lorenzo has a lot of friends, and because of this, loners consider him weird.

** Lorenzo is just a shy eccentric who comes across as a full-blown freak because no one has got to know him.
** MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold

** Lorenzo is treated as an almost imaginary figure amongst other people.
** Lorenzo is given cold unfriendly glares from everyone because he doesn't have a Website/{{Facebook}} page.
** The people are portrayed as ultimate paragons of virtue because they use ThePowerOfFriendship to overcome obstacles while Lorenzo is portrayed as a irredeemable villain because of his preference of solitude.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Sometimes, others treat Lorenzo with disdain and suspicion whenever he's alone, and sometimes, they relent when Lorenzo doesn't cause any trouble, although that doesn't stop others from continuously discouraging his behavior.
* '''Averted''': No one thinks of Lorenzo as a freak.

** "People think loners are freaks, and we need a stock freaky character. Let's make Lorenzo not talk to anyone."

** "Look at that guy Lorenzo. He thinks he's so good, he doesn't need anyone."

* '''Invoked''': Lorenzo [[UsedToBeMoreSocial used to have several friends]], but for various reasons the friendships all fell apart. So...
* '''Exploited''': Mark, a villain, makes nasty rumors about a solitary Lorenzo planning to commit genocide on the planet so that everyone can look up to him.

* '''Conversed''': "If I was Lorenzo, I'd stop being such a weirdo and join the heroes already."

** The preconceptions that Lorenzo is a freak really start to take a mental toll on him. Things eventually turn into one vicious cycle, as he starts to intentionally avoid others even more, therefore making the others spread the "freak" rumors even more. That's when he pulls a FaceHeelTurn and they still ignored him, so he pulled off a SlasherSmile and decided to [[RhymesOnADime kill 'em]].
** Lorenzo seems to be regarded as a freak due to the fact [[AmbitionIsEvil he has abandoned people to focus on his personal aspirations.]] Despite achieving everything that he wants and needs, Lorenzo [[LonelyAtTheTop doesn't feel the need to enjoy life as he should.]]
** Their "humans are social" belief is so strong that [[OpinionMyopia they don't believe anyone could possibly enjoy being alone]], and dismiss his claims that he really does enjoy being alone as a transparent case of sour grapes. {{Jerkass}}es mock Lorenzo for being a "loser" who "failed at life", while the nicer people out there take pity on him and try to "help" him be more "normal" and sociable so that he can finally have a happy life ([[UnwantedAssistance much to his annoyance]]).
** The "humans are social" propaganda got into Lorenzo's head making him more depressed to the point of contemplating on [[DrivenToSuicide killing himself]] just to escape from the scorn and antagonism of those sociable arseholes.
** The "humans are social" propaganda got into Lorenzo's head making him feel that there really ''is'' something wrong with him, and as a result, he makes an effort to be "normal". However, he is miserable that way because he hates doing "normal" activities, and he is miserable when alone and doing things he actually likes because he feels like a loser and a freak.
** It appears that people belittle Lorenzo's solitary nature as a way to show their jealousy of how he has it easy in being alone while they've been [[FreudianExcuse abandoned and betrayed by people whom they thought were their friends]].
** People try to get Lorenzo to be more social because of their belief that all loners turn out to become {{Serial Killer}}s. Their constant and relentless campaign against his chosen lifestyle annoys him so much that [[SelfFulfillingProphecy he eventually snaps and kills them all]] just to have a moment's peace, and a moment is all he gets. He is arrested and jailed, and [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown all of the news stories make a point of mentioning how it's no surprise that he killed those people because of what a freaky loner he is]].

** Lorenzo gets over the preconceptions that he is a freak and even if he will still live the solitary life, he tries to understand others.
** While Lorenzo is still considered a freak by society, there are some people who are willing to accept him as a loner. Thus, Lorenzo lives a happier life.
** But as others notice Lorenzo's altruistic qualities, they all stop labeling him as a freak/sociopath and accept him for who he is, albeit grudgingly.
** But for some time now, those who don't mock Lorenzo managed to get him to open up to people while not minding him in being a loner.
* '''Played For Drama''': Lorenzo spends most of his life alone, which garners the attention of society whom one half ridicules and criticizes him while [[InspectorJavert others plot to kill him because they believe him to be a serial killer.]] Lorenzo struggles for the rest of his life to survive an unkind society as well as staying alive only by himself.

** Their "humans are social" belief is so strong that [[OpinionMyopia they don't believe anyone could possibly enjoy being alone]], and dismiss his claims that he really does enjoy being alone as a transparent case of sour grapes. {{Jerkass}}es mock Lorenzo for being a "loser" who "failed at life", while the nicer people out there take pity on him and try to "help" him be more "normal" and sociable so that he can finally have a happy life ([[StopHelpingMe much to his annoyance]]).

** Lorenzo [[TheHermit just feels comfortable in being alone]], which others take that as an offense to their "humans are social" belief.

** The people are portrayed as ultimate paragons of virtue because they use ThePowerOfFriendship to overcome obstacles while Lorenzo is portrayed as a irredeemable villain because he has no friends.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Sometimes, others treat Lorenzo with disdain and suspicion whenever he's alone, and sometimes, they relent when Lorenzo doesn't cause any trouble.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Look at that guy Lorenzo. He thinks he's so good, he doesn't need anyone."

* '''Discussed''': "Why in the world that all of these loners in the world have such serious problems?"
* '''Conversed''': "Lorenzo needs to watch ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' so he can become less of a freaky loner."

** The "humans are social" propaganda got into Lorenzo's head making him more depressed to the point of contemplating on killing himself just to escape from the scorn and antagonism of those sociable arseholes.

** Lorenzo [[TheHermit just feels comfortable in being alone]], and others take that as an offense to their "humans are social" belief.

** Lorenzo gets over the preconceptions that he is a freak and still tries to understand others.

** The people are portrayed as ultimate paragons of virtue because they use ThePowerOfFriendship to overcome obstacles while Lorenzo is a CompleteMonster because he has no friends.

* '''Played For Drama''': Lorenzo spends most of his life alone, which garners the attention of society whom one half ridicules and criticizes him while others plot to kill him because they believe him to be a serial killer. Lorenzo struggles for the rest of his life to survive an unkind society as well as staying alive only by himself.

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

** Lorenzo seems to be regarded as a freak due to the fact [[AmbitionIsEvil he has abandoned people to focus on personal aspirations.]] Despite achieving everything that he wants and needs, Lorenzo [[LonelyAtTheTop doesn't feel the need to enjoy life as he should.]]

** It appears that people belittle Lorenzo's solitary nature as a way to ignore their own problems of [[FreudianExcuse being let down and betrayed by people whom they thought were their friends]].

*** The "humans are social" propaganda got into Lorenzo's head making him feel that there really ''is'' something wrong with him, and as a result, he makes an effort to be "normal". However, he is miserable that way because he hates doing "normal" activities, and he is miserable when alone and doing things he actually likes because he feels like a loser and a freak.

** Their "humans are social" belief is so strong that [[OpinionMyopia they don't believe anyone could possibly enjoy being alone]]. {{Jerkass}}es mock Lorenzo for being a "loser" who "failed at life", while the nicer people out there take pity on him and try to "help" him be more "normal" and sociable so that he can finally have a happy life ([[StopHelpingMe much to his annoyance]]).