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Author: pokedude10

Dec 19th 2014 at 8:25:38 PM

Alright it's been more than a year since this was active, so it's assumed to be up for grabs. I see a few problems that need to be addressed. I'm surprised it already has 4 hats.

I understand the basic principle behind the trope, but I see two trope theses mashed into one.

* The main characters in a children's show are older than the target audience.
And
* Children/youth/teens look forward to the freedom/perks of being older.

The laconic seems to describe the draft as the first, yet the description says that the first is a practical response by media to the second. Now this could mean the second is a supertrope to the first. So a split may be needed. But for now, I'll go with the laconic and assume this draft is exclusively for the first.

Going with that, I see another problem. Using the main definition, the draft seems iffy as a trope. Is it supposed to be universal? If so, is it significant when it is subverted or averted by having the ages match? Is it just an meta-observation?

I'll admit, there is a pattern between the age of protagonists and the target audience. I see in an earlier comment that Roger Ebert kinda analyzed this pattern. My main question: Is that pattern tropeworthy? Personally, I don't think so.

Also, to me the second definition does seem like a good in-universe trope. DoWeHaveThis? Seems like it could be some sister/inversion trope to GrowingUpSucks, but I can't find it.