Line #20 PlayingWith/AllAnimalsAreDomesticated


1	'''Basic Trope:''' Any animal can be tamed and taught to live like a house pet
2	* '''Straight:''' Bob has a pet grizzly bear named Barley that sleeps in Bob's back garden, eats honey from his hand, and comes when he hears his name called.
3	* '''Exaggerated:'''
4	** Bob has a pet tyrannosaurus rex that acts [[AllAnimalsAreDogs like an overgrown lap dog around him]].
5	** Mosquitos and earthworms act like friendly dogs.
6	* '''Downplayed:''' Bob has a pet squirrel that is tame, but generally acts like a squirrel.
7	* '''Justified''':
8	** Bob has raised his bear from since it was a cub; he knows how to read the bear's mood, knows what food he likes, and has a generous amount of land for him to roam in.
9	** Bob is a FluffyTamer with a supernatural ability to tame any animal.
10	** Humans have actively and passively made domestication practically a required survival trait.
11	* '''Inverted:''' In a ScavengerWorld, there are no domesticated animals; even dogs and cats run wild and are wary of humans.
12	* '''Subverted:''' Bob approaches a wild bear with honey, who seems to react to it, but then attacks Bob.
13	* '''Double Subverted:''' But he was just playing. After eating the honey, he licks Bob's face affectionately.
14	* '''Parodied:''' Bob enters his bear in the American Kennel Club Dog Show. The bear gets disqualified for not being of breed standards.
15	* '''Zig Zagged''': Some wild animals can be domesticated, while others, not so much.
16	* '''Averted''': All wild animals are depicted as wild.
17	* '''Enforced''': "We need more cute animals. Bring in a bear!"
18	* '''Lampshaded:''' "I didn't know it was even possible to tame a bear..." "Yeah, isn't it awesome?"
19	* '''Invoked''': Bob finds a bear and decides that he wants it as a pet.
20	* '''Exploited''': Bob's grizzly bear makes a ''[[BearsAreBadNews very]]'' effective guard animal, since his very presence deters would-be intruders.
21	* '''Defied''': Bob refuses to get anywhere near a wild animal, recognizing the danger.
22	* '''Discussed:''' "I hear Bob has a pet bear." "Really? He must spend a fortune on honey and salmon!"
23	* '''Conversed:''' "Oh, come on! Why do wild animals never act like wild animals in these shows?"
24	* '''Deconstructed:''' The bear was not meant to live the life of a pet; Bob inevitably has to release him into the wild, but the bear has lost his ability to survive in the wilderness and eventually dies.
25	* '''Reconstructed:''' Bob hires a professional bear tamer to train the bear as much as is possible and builds him a large enclosure where he can live as a bear without being released to the wild.
26	* '''Played For Laughs''': The bear acts like an {{upper class twit}}, relaxing on posh chairs, drinking tea, and eating crumpets.
27	* '''Played For Drama''': The bear dreams of the wild and the mate he left behind, causing him much misery and sorrow.
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