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* AluminumChristmasTrees: Winn-Dixie ''is'' a real grocery chain and was an iconic Southern store (though was in steep decline by the time the book was released, the same year the film was released, the company was filing for bankruptcy protection), but some readers believed it to be made up for the book.
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* ChurchOfSaintGenericus: The Preacher's church has no specific denomination, and services are held in a repurposed convenience store, still known as the Pick-It-Quick. In the movie it's a Baptist church according to the sign on the door
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* ChurchOfSaintGenericus: The Preacher's church has no specific denomination, and services are held in a repurposed convenience store, still known as the Pick-It-Quick. In the movie it's a Baptist church according to the sign on the doordoor.
* ColourCodedCharacters: Among the three main girl characters, Amanda tends to wear blue, Opal red and Sweetie-Pie pink.
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I saw the musical yesterday, and Bowdie is exquisite as Winn-Dixie.
A musical is being made of the story, [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer starring a highly-trained dog as Winn-Dixie]].
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* MissingMom: Opal's mom left when she was three. Opal doesn't know why, but her dad eventually reveals that [[spoiler: she was an alcoholic and hated being a preacher's wife..]]
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* ActionGirl: Opal plays baseball and was her former hometown's star pitcher. She's also a pretty gutsy kid in general, as seen by her willingness to befriend town "witch" Gloria Dump, stand up to the Dewberry brothers, and ride her bike just about anywhere in the neighborhood.
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* BigFriendlyDog: Winn-Dixie.
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* PuppyLove: It's ''heavily'' implied that the nicer of the Dewberry brothers has a crush on Opal. Opal herself doesn't really reciprocate or even seem to notice, at least not until the end where she smiles at him kindly as they share a moment [[spoiler:when they think Winn-Dixie's gone for good.]]
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* DeathByNewberryMedal: Though it did get honored, this book does in fact avert the trope. Yes there is a dog, and while he runs away for a time, he does come back and survives to the end. Yes there are older friends of Opal who do serve as mentors, but they also survive. The book still manages to tug at your heartstrings though, as one of the major themes is accepting the sadness of life and moving on.
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* DeathByNewberryMedal: Though it did get honored, this book does in fact avert the trope. Yes there is a dog, and while he runs away for a time, he does come back and survives to the end. Yes there are older friends of Opal who do serve as mentors, but they also survive. The book still manages to tug at your heartstrings though, as one of the major themes is accepting the sadness of life and moving on.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Everyone in town calls Opal's dad "Preacher." She does too, though not to his face.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Everyone in town calls Opal's dad "Preacher." She does too, though not to his face.
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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Everyone in town calls Opal's dad "Preacher." She does too, though not to his face.
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India Opal Buloni is the 10-year-old daughter of a preacher, and has recently moved into a trailer park with her father, after her mother left them. While in a Winn-Dixie supermarket, she finds a stray dog, and not wanting him to be sent to the pound, claims he is hers, and that his name is [[LineOfSightName "Winn-Dixie"]].
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India Opal Buloni is the 10-year-old daughter of a preacher, and has recently moved into a Florida trailer park with her father, after her mother left them. While in a Winn-Dixie supermarket, she finds a stray dog, and not wanting him to be sent to the pound, claims he is hers, and that his name is [[LineOfSightName "Winn-Dixie"]].
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Winn-Dixie loves peanut butter. In the film, at least, he gorges himself on Miss Franny's Litmus Lozenges.
* WarIsHell: Invoked; Miss Franny quotes it word for word while telling Opal and Amanda about her great-grandfather Litmus, who fought in the Civil War.
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''Because of Winn-Dixie'' is a children's novel by KateDiCamillo. In 2005, it was adapted into a film.
India Opal Buloni is the 10-year-old daughter of a preacher, and has recently moved into a trailer park with her father, after her mother left them. While in a Winn-Dixie supermarket, she finds a stray dog, and not wanting him to be sent to the pound, claims he is hers, and that his name is [[LineOfSightName "Winn-Dixie"]].
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!!The book and film provide examples of:
* AcademicAthlete: Opal enjoys hearing stories from others, and judging by her respect for the library and librarian, it can be inferred she likes to read.
* ActionGirl: Opal plays baseball and was her former hometown's star pitcher. She's also a pretty gutsy kid in general, as seen by her willingness to befriend town "witch" Gloria Dump, stand up to the Dewberry brothers, and ride her bike just about anywhere in the neighborhood.
* AlphaBitch: Amanda shows shades of this, though it's very downplayed. [[spoiler: She's not really one; her perceived sour attitude is implied to be a result of her brother's death.]]
* AmplifiedAnimalAptitude: Winn-Dixie appears to be able to understand Opal's emotions, and also appears to be able to smile like a human.
* BigFriendlyDog: Winn-Dixie.
* ByTheBookCop: The film has one of these, a sheriff who appears to enjoy harassing pet shop owner Otis, scolding kids for doing absolutely nothing, and in general, being a real pain. His by-the-book side comes from the fact that every time anyone crosses him, he starts shouting the ordinance they're in violation of. (Considering the violators are usually animals, it's not like they care).
* CallingTheOldManOut: Opal does this to Preacher after [[spoiler: she loses Winn-Dixie. She goes home expecting to find him, and when her dad tries to get her to come in out of the rain, she confronts him on not showing up for her party, and seeming to ignore her all the time.]]
* ChildHater: Mr. Alfred, who's also a dog-hater, as evidenced by his rule against both kids and pets in his trailer park. This nearly gets Winn-Dixie sent to the dog pound. [[spoiler: He comes around in both the girl and the dog's cases by the end.]]
* ChurchOfSaintGenericus: The Preacher's church has no specific denomination, and services are held in a repurposed convenience store, still known as the Pick-It-Quick.
* CoolOldLady: Gloria Dump Miss Franny counts as well.
* EvilDetectingDog: Inverted. Winn-Dixie actually leads Opal to potential friends rather than detecting evil, though he does do his share of barking at Mr. Alfred and the Dewberry brothers [[spoiler: before they too become friends.]]
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Everyone in town calls Opal's dad "Preacher." She does too, though not to his face.
* FreeRangeChildren: Opal and the other kids seem to run around town without much adult supervision. May be justified in that Naomi is a very small town.
* LineOfSightName: Opal christens her dog Winn-Dixie since she found him in a grocery store and claimed him on the spur of the moment.
* MissingMom: Opal's mom left when she was three. Opal doesn't know why, but her dad eventually reveals that [[spoiler: she was an alcoholic.]]
* NonHumanSidekick: Winn-Dixie to Opal.
* OldMaid: The librarian, Miss Franny Bloch, though she subverts this trope, explaining to Opal that she never had the need to be married.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Sweetie Pie Thomas.
* PoundsAreAnimalPrisons: Invoked. Twice, Opal goes to somewhat great lengths to save Winn-Dixie from the dog pound.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: There are hints of this between Opal, the tomboy, and Amanda, who generally wears skirts and elaborately styles her hair, and is never seen playing sports.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Winn-Dixie loves peanut butter. In the film, at least, he gorges himself on Miss Franny's Litmus Lozenges.
* WarIsHell: Invoked; Miss Franny quotes it word for word while telling Opal and Amanda about her great-grandfather Litmus, who fought in the Civil War.
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India Opal Buloni is the 10-year-old daughter of a preacher, and has recently moved into a trailer park with her father, after her mother left them. While in a Winn-Dixie supermarket, she finds a stray dog, and not wanting him to be sent to the pound, claims he is hers, and that his name is [[LineOfSightName "Winn-Dixie"]].
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!!The book and film provide examples of:
* AcademicAthlete: Opal enjoys hearing stories from others, and judging by her respect for the library and librarian, it can be inferred she likes to read.
* ActionGirl: Opal plays baseball and was her former hometown's star pitcher. She's also a pretty gutsy kid in general, as seen by her willingness to befriend town "witch" Gloria Dump, stand up to the Dewberry brothers, and ride her bike just about anywhere in the neighborhood.
* AlphaBitch: Amanda shows shades of this, though it's very downplayed. [[spoiler: She's not really one; her perceived sour attitude is implied to be a result of her brother's death.]]
* AmplifiedAnimalAptitude: Winn-Dixie appears to be able to understand Opal's emotions, and also appears to be able to smile like a human.
* BigFriendlyDog: Winn-Dixie.
* ByTheBookCop: The film has one of these, a sheriff who appears to enjoy harassing pet shop owner Otis, scolding kids for doing absolutely nothing, and in general, being a real pain. His by-the-book side comes from the fact that every time anyone crosses him, he starts shouting the ordinance they're in violation of. (Considering the violators are usually animals, it's not like they care).
* CallingTheOldManOut: Opal does this to Preacher after [[spoiler: she loses Winn-Dixie. She goes home expecting to find him, and when her dad tries to get her to come in out of the rain, she confronts him on not showing up for her party, and seeming to ignore her all the time.]]
* ChildHater: Mr. Alfred, who's also a dog-hater, as evidenced by his rule against both kids and pets in his trailer park. This nearly gets Winn-Dixie sent to the dog pound. [[spoiler: He comes around in both the girl and the dog's cases by the end.]]
* ChurchOfSaintGenericus: The Preacher's church has no specific denomination, and services are held in a repurposed convenience store, still known as the Pick-It-Quick.
* CoolOldLady: Gloria Dump Miss Franny counts as well.
* EvilDetectingDog: Inverted. Winn-Dixie actually leads Opal to potential friends rather than detecting evil, though he does do his share of barking at Mr. Alfred and the Dewberry brothers [[spoiler: before they too become friends.]]
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Everyone in town calls Opal's dad "Preacher." She does too, though not to his face.
* FreeRangeChildren: Opal and the other kids seem to run around town without much adult supervision. May be justified in that Naomi is a very small town.
* LineOfSightName: Opal christens her dog Winn-Dixie since she found him in a grocery store and claimed him on the spur of the moment.
* MissingMom: Opal's mom left when she was three. Opal doesn't know why, but her dad eventually reveals that [[spoiler: she was an alcoholic.]]
* NonHumanSidekick: Winn-Dixie to Opal.
* OldMaid: The librarian, Miss Franny Bloch, though she subverts this trope, explaining to Opal that she never had the need to be married.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Sweetie Pie Thomas.
* PoundsAreAnimalPrisons: Invoked. Twice, Opal goes to somewhat great lengths to save Winn-Dixie from the dog pound.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: There are hints of this between Opal, the tomboy, and Amanda, who generally wears skirts and elaborately styles her hair, and is never seen playing sports.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Winn-Dixie loves peanut butter. In the film, at least, he gorges himself on Miss Franny's Litmus Lozenges.
* WarIsHell: Invoked; Miss Franny quotes it word for word while telling Opal and Amanda about her great-grandfather Litmus, who fought in the Civil War.
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