Line #28 Literature/IWantMyHatBack


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/klassen_hat.png]]
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3	''I Want My Hat Back'' is a picture book by Jon Klassen.
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5	Bear is looking for his hat, and goes to the creatures of the forest in turn asking whether they've seen it.
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7	This includes Rabbit, who [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial definitely didn't take the hat and would never steal anyone's hat.]]
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9	... Wait a second. Was that my hat...?
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11	His later book ''Literature/ThisIsNotMyHat'' is unrelated.
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14	!!My tropes are gone. I want them back.
15	* BearsAreBadNews: While very polite, the Bear is easily angered. Up to and including [[spoiler:killing whoever pissed him off.]]
16	* BigHeroicRun: The Bear running to where he knows the hat is.
17	* BullyingADragon: A [[spoiler:rabbit]] steals from a bear [[spoiler:and gets eaten by him for it]].
18	* DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler:Rabbit stole Bear's hat. So Bear kills and eats him.]]
19	* DullSurprise: All of the animals have the same deadpan expression, including Bear [[spoiler:at least until he realizes who stole his hat]].
20	* EurekaMoment: [[spoiler:Bear realizes that Rabbit took his hat.]] The specific moment when the bear realised was when [[spoiler:he was asked what the hat looked like and he realised he had seen it while searching]].
21	-->"I have lost my hat and nobody has seen it."\
22	"[[spoiler:What does your hat look like?]]"\
23	"[[spoiler:It's red and pointy and... I HAVE SEEN MY HAT!]]"
24	* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The book is about someone wanting his hat back.
25	* FailedASpotCheck: The Bear fails to notice that [[spoiler:the Rabbit is wearing his hat]] when he meets him.
26	* HairTriggerTemper: Lying and stealing hats really angers [[spoiler:the Bear]].
27	* HumbleGoal: The bear just wants his hat back.
28	* IronicEcho: At the end [[spoiler: the Bear lies about seeing the Rabbit in the exact same style the Rabbit used to lie about seeing his hat]].
29	* LimitedAnimation: In picture book form. To complement the characters' deadpan facial expressions, each of them are rendered comically stiffly and in very limited positions, with the Bear only having four poses total throughout the book -- standing straight, laying on his back, sitting up, and [[spoiler:charging straight at Rabbit]].[[note]]While the Bear talking to each of the animals appears to be the same copy-pasted figure over and over, closer inspection there are several different Bears, just all painted in the exact same way.[[/note]]
30	* OhCrap: [[spoiler:The rabbit's face as the bear approaches]].
31	* PetTheDog: Even though he's busy searching for his hat, when the Bear learns that the Turtle is having difficulty climbing a rock, he immediately offers his help and lifts it up to the top off-screen.
32	* RascallyRabbit: That silly, lying, thieving rabbit.
33	* SeriousBusiness: The bear's hat is incredibly important to him, to the point that he [[spoiler:is willing to murder]] whoever stole it.
34	* SpaceWhaleAesop: Don't steal, or else [[spoiler: whoever you stole from might kill and eat you]].
35	* SuddenlyShouting: The bear is nice and quiet until the EurekaMoment.
36	--> [[spoiler:"I HAVE SEEN MY HAT!"]]
37	* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial:
38	** When the bear asks the rabbit if he has seen his hat:
39	--->Have you seen my hat?\
40	No. Why are you asking me. I haven't seen it. I haven't seen any hats anywhere. I would not steal a hat. Don't ask me any more questions.
41	** Later, when someone asks the bear if he has seen the rabbit:
42	--->No. Why are you asking me. I haven't seen him. I haven't seen any rabbits anywhere. I would not [[spoiler:eat a rabbit]]. Don't ask me any more questions.
43	* TooDumbToLive: Yeah, [[spoiler:harebrain]], steal the bear's hat and wear it in public. WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong [[spoiler:It's not like the bear is perfectly willing to dine on you.]]
44	* WhamLine: [[spoiler: "I HAVE SEEN MY HAT."]]
45	* YouExclamation: [[spoiler:"YOU! YOU STOLE MY HAT!"]]
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Context Literature / IWantMyHatBack