History PlayingWith / TeensAreMonsters

* '''Deconstructed''': Alice is a terrible teenager, never listening to authority, [[{{Delinquent}} breaking several laws]], and [[SkippingSchool never going to any of her classes]]. She alienates herself from her family and her friends and all of her teachers have given up on her a long time ago. Her behavior causes her parents [[IHaveNoSon to kick her out of the house]]. Without a home or friends to rely on, and without any skills or qualifications to get a decent job, she resorts to a life of crime. She is thrown in prison, where she [[DyingAlone dies alone]].

** The teens are [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie literal monsters]]; once a child reaches the age of 13 they become a bloodthirsty demon until they reach their mid-twenties, when they become [[AdultsAreUseless somewhat apathetic adults]].

* '''Discussed''': "She's going through her teen years. We're trying our best to survive."

** Adolescence provides an opportunity to let out one's psychologically repressed and latent behaviours (for instance, sexuality).

* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice, the star of a BlackComedy, commits her atrocities [[BloodyHilarious in such a ridiculously cheeky manner]] and [[CrossesTheLineTwice talks in such a hilariously outrageous way]] that [[ComedicSociopathy it's hard not to laugh at it]].

* '''Straight''': Alice, the 16 year old girl, becomes a {{Jerkass}} who rebels against authority, [[HardDrinkingPartyGirl gets drunk at parties]], [[BigSisterBully and picks on her little siblings]].

** TeenageWasteland.
** Or rather, all teens are AlwaysChaoticEvil.

* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice, the star of a BlackComedy, commits her atrocities in such a ridiculously cheeky manner and [[CrossesTheLineTwice talks in such a hilariously outrageous way]] that [[ComedicSociopathy it's hard not to laugh at it]].

** Teenagers have raging hormones but their pre-frontal cortex is yet to develop.
** Adolescence provides an opportunity to let out one's psychologically repressed and latent behaviours (for instance, sexuality)

** Alice is a good teenager, always listens to her parents, volunteers at the homeless shelter during the weekend, helps anyone in need, and is a [[NiceGirl goody-two-shoes in general]].

** The teens are literal monsters, once a child reaches the age of 13 they become a bloodthirsty demon until they reach their mid-twenties, when they become [[AdultsAreUseless somewhat apathetic adults]].

** Teenaged characters are all over the map. Alice is the typical rebellious example. Bob is a BitchInSheepsClothing who appears to be nice but is actually a bad guy. Charles looks the part but is cheerful, respectful, does good and puts most adults to shame. Daina is certainly rebellious and angsty but is essentially a living saint - [[SamaritanSyndrome most of her angst is related to not being able to help enough people]].

* '''Defied''': Alice tries her best to be a good daughter for her parents, a good sister for her siblings, a good student for her teachers, and a good friend to her classmates.

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** ChildrenAreInnocent

** TeenageWasteland
** Or rather, All Teens ''[[LiteralMetaphor Are]]'' [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie Monsters]]!

** The teens are literal monsters, once a child reaches the age of 13 they become a bloodthirsty demon until the reach their mid twenties, when they become [[AdultsAreUseless somewhat apathetic adults]].

* '''Straight''': Alice, the 16 year old girl, becomes a {{Jerkass}} who rebels against authority, gets drunk at parties, and picks on her little siblings.

** On top of all that, Alice joins a gang, robs stores, mugs old ladies, [[KickTheDog kicks several small puppies]], and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking listens to gangsta rap and heavy metal music]].

** Alice is a teenager, trying to transition into being an adult while still being treated like a kid. She rebels against authority to give herself a sense of power and breaks the rules to prove that she can make her own decisions.

** Alice is a good teenager, always listens to her parents, volunteers at the homeless shelter during the weekend, and helps anyone in need.

* '''Subverted''': Alice dresses like a rebel and is always listening to rap and heavy metal music on her headphones, but she does all her chores, takes good care of her little siblings, and is overall a good person.

** Alice looks like a rebel, but she listens to her parents and volunteers at her church. But at night, she gets drunk and vandalizes public property. But she feels bad for this the next day and turns herself in and agrees to repair the damage she's done.

** Teenaged characters are all over the map. Alice is the typical rebellious example. Bob is a BitchInSheepsClothing who appears to be nice but is actually evil. Charles looks the part but is cheerful, respectful, does good and puts most adults to shame. Daina is certainly rebellious and angsty but is essentially a living saint - most of her angst is related to not being able to help enough people.

* '''Conversed''': "Teenagers are so horrible in this show."
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice is a terrible teenager, never listening to authority, breaking several laws, and never going to any of her classes. She alienates herself from her family and her friends and all of her teachers have given up on her a long time ago. Her behavior causes her parents to kick her out of the house. Without a home or friends to rely on, and without any skills or qualifications to get a decent job, she resorts to a life of crime. She is thrown in prison, where she dies alone.

** Alice discovers that growing up is hard. She's tired of being treated as a kid, so she rebels, which causes her to be treated even more as a kid. Alice eventually learns that growing up means getting along with others, but does not necessarily mean blindly following authority all the time. As a result, she becomes a rebel who learns when it's right to listen to authority and when not to, but is always considerate of other people and will help them out whenever they are in need, even if that means going against authority. Of course, [[GoodIsNotNice she's still not that much of a nice person.]]
** Alice acts like a monster, gets caught, punished, and learns not to do that anymore. [[AesopAmnesia At least for now.]]

** Or rather, All Teens ''[[LiteralMetaphor Are]]'' [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie Monsters!]]

** The teenagers are [[CompetenceZone the only sensible characters]] in a world of [[SocialServicesDoesNotExist monstrous]] [[AdultsAreUseless (and/or useless)]] [[SocialServicesDoesNotExist adults]].

** The teenagers are the only sensible characters in a world of [[SocialServicesDoesNotExist monstrous]] [[AdultsAreUseless (and/or useless)]] [[SocialServicesDoesNotExist adults]].

** The teens are literal monsters, once a child reaches the age of 13 they become a bloodthirsty demon until the reach their mid twenties, when they become [[AdultsAreUseless somewhat apathetic adults]]

** Adolescence provides an opportunity to let out one's psychologically repressed and latent behaviours ([[FreudWasRight for instance, sexuality]])

** "We know teens are [[ViewersAreMorons total bitches]]. [[DesignatedHero We need a main character that appeals to them]]."

** Alice acts like a monster, gets caught, punished, and learns not to do that anymore. [[AesopAmnesia At least for now.]])

** Alice discovers that growing up is hard. She's tired of being treated as a kid, so she rebels, which causes her to be treated even more as a kid. Alice eventually learns that growing up means getting along with others, but does not necessarily mean blindly following authority all the time. As a result, she becomes a rebel who learns when it's right to listen to authority and when not to, but is always considerate of other people and will help them out whenever they are in need, even if that means going against authority. [[GoodIsNotNice She's still not that much of a nice person though.]]
** Alice acts like a monster, gets caught, punished, and learns not to do that anymore. ([[ChronicVillainy Or does she?]])

** [[TeenageWasteland All Teens Are Monsters]]

** The teenagers are the only sensible characters in a world of [[SocialServicesDoesNotExist monstrous adults]].