Happiness in Slavery
Bob is in servitude to Alice, but doesn't want freedom, and is not brainwashed. There are four types of this: Beloved Servant: Bob is appreciated and rewarded by Alice and stays loyal because of this. However he still either cannot leave or cannot imagine leaving. Can overlap with Property of Love and/or Undying Loyalty. Cringing Bootlick: Bob is treated like dirt by Alice, but is still loyal, due to a debt of gratitude, masochism, hope for reciprocation on Alice's part (e.g. The Igor, The Renfield
Classical Music Is Cool
Classical music has a reputation for being endless, boring, and stuffy. The Classical Music Is Cool trope challenges this by often having a character who initially dislikes classical music become excitedly rapturous after actually listening to a symphony or opera (thus also overlapping with I Do Not Like Green Eggs and Ham). Other times, this trope can be used in works where there are clashing "cultured" and "uncultured" groups who favor classical and popular (usually rock) music respectively. After both groups take the time to listen to the music they say they hate, both groups eventually agree that there's merit in both popular and classical music thereby leading to an
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