Line #20 Main/GratitudeTropes


1	->''Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.''
2	-->-- '''Literature/{{Aesop\|sFables}}'''
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6	Here's an index involving characters showing gratitude (and the lack thereof).
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8	!!Tropes:
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11	Related:
12	+ IndebtedIndex
13	+ RewardedWithAnIndex
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15	[[index]]
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17	* HundredPercentHeroismRating: When ''everybody'' gives the hero the respect that they've earned.
18	* AndroclesLion: 'Cause even animals can show gratitude.
19	* AndYourRewardIsClothes: Someone gets clothes as a reward.
20	* AndYourRewardIsEdible: When you get food as an expression of gratitude for heroics.
21	* AndYourRewardIsInteriorDecorating: Getting furniture as a reward.
22	* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: When a character shows gratitude to the hero for being kind to them when no one else was.
23	* CharityWorkplaceCalendar: Posing for a workplace calendar to raise money.
24	* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: Someone is ungrateful of another person saving them.
25	* CrossingTheBurntBridge: Somebody insults another person, believing they'll never see them again, but they do see them.
26	* DebtDetester: Somebody who hates owing anybody anything.
27	* DoesNotKnowHowToSayThanks: A character has no idea how to respond to the character's act of kindness.
28	* TheDreadedThankYouLetter: A character hates writing a thank-you letter, whether because they don't know how, they are lazy, they find letter-writing boring, or they [[MyNewGiftIsLame don't like the gift]].
29	* DudeWheresMyRespect: When nobody gives the hero any gratitude or respect they deserve.
30	* DudeWheresMyReward: When the hero isn't given the material/monetary reward that they've earned.
31	* EntitledBastard: Isn't grateful for your help, yet expects you to help them anyways.
32	* GiftForAnOutgrownInterest: A gift-giver's idea of what the recipient would like is based on ''very'' outdated memories.
33	* GrudgingThankYou: Thanking a character, though with some reluctance.
34	* TheFarmerAndTheViper: When kind deeds are repaid with malice.
35	* HospitalityForHeroes: A shopkeeper gives away something free to show gratitude.
36	* IFeelGuiltyYouTakeIt: When the hero turns down a reward that they feel they doesn't deserve.
37	* InvoluntaryCharityDonation: Stealing from a villain and donating it to charity.
38	* IOweYouMyLife: When the hero's reward is lifelong devotion and loyalty from whoever they helped.
39	* IWasJustPassingThrough: When the hero's rival helps him but makes an excuse to avoid his gratitude.
40	* KeepTheReward: The hero turns down a reward (for reasons other than feeling guilty).
41	* KlingonScientistsGetNoRespect: When the hero is disrespected because they don't wear their people's [[PlanetOfHats hat]].
42	* KneelBeforeFrodo: A gesture of respect and gratitude towards a hero who's lower on the social scale than the one making the gesture.
43	* MakesUsEven: A mathematical sort of gratitude often seen between characters with normally opposing agendas.
44	* MedalOfDishonor: Either someone fakes gratitude by making a lame award, or they are sincerely grateful but the person being awarded finds the award lame anyway.
45	* NewSkillAsReward: Being rewarded by being taught a new skill.
46	* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: A character performs a good, or even heroic deed, and for their trouble they get accused of committing a crime
47	* PayingItForward: Expressing gratitude to one's benefactor by helping someone else entirely in a similar situation.
48	* RecruitedFromTheGutter: Somebody has a bad life and another person saves them by recruiting them. This makes the other person work for/with them out of gratitude.
49	* RepayingForTheOne: A group of characters, out of gratitude, do favors for the person who helped them.
50	* RescueRomance: When the hero's reward is love.
51	* RescueSex: When the hero's reward is sex.
52	* ShortLivedBigImpact: Because sometimes imitation/inspiration is the highest form of flattery.
53	* TheSimpleGestureWins: After several grand gestures, the one that inspires the most gratitude is the unimpressive one.
54	* SmoochOfVictory: When the hero's reward is a kiss. (Possibly a prelude to RescueRomance.)
55	* SnarkingThanks: Showing gratitude in a sarcastic or insulting manner.
56	* StandardHeroReward: Like RescueRomance, but with royalty.
57	* StolenGoodReturnedBetter: Somebody is grateful because while the other person did steal from them, they improved the item.
58	* ThankingTheViewer: Because many creators and artists actually do depend on their loving fans.
59	* ThankTheMaker: {{Robot}}s or [[CreatingLife artificial lifeforms]] view their creators as deities.
60	* ThankYourPrey: When the hero shows respect towards an animal they've killed for giving them sustenance.
61	* ThatWasTheReward: Someone refuses or destroys something, then learns it was a reward.
62	* ThinkNothingOfIt: The hero doesn't accept the gratitude of others, usually due to being humble.
63	* UngratefulBastard: A character expresses a lack of gratitude to the one helping them.
64	* WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency: Someone demands a reward for a courteous or noble action that everyone does.
65	* WhatHaveYouDoneForMeLately: Disregarding the good someone has done because they haven't done anything recently.
66	* WhyCouldntYouSaveThem: Someone is angry at the hero for their failure to save a loved one, regardless of whether there was anything the hero could have done to save that person's life.
67	* YouWouldDoTheSameForMe: Helping someone because they would've helped you out if you were the one in trouble.
68	[[/index]]

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