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* StuffedInTheFridge: The government agents will the protagonist's wife and child when they think that he's refusing to give them the information they want rather than simply not having it.
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The Revolution is a short story written by James ''[=Tank50us=]'' News. It tells the story of a man who lost his wife and son at the outset of his countries civil war. The writer intentionally avoided naming anyone in the story, or even the town or country of which it is set. All that is known, is that it takes place in a typical 21st Century suburb. This was meant to place the reader in the shoes of the protagonist, to make them think about what it would be like if ''they'' were in this situation.
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The Revolution is a short story written by James ''[=Tank50us=]'' News. It tells the story of a man who lost his wife and son at the outset of his countries countrie's civil war. The writer intentionally avoided naming anyone in the story, or even the town or country of which it is set. All that is known, is that it takes place in a typical 21st Century suburb. This was meant to place the reader in the shoes of the protagonist, to make them think about what it would be like if ''they'' were in this situation.
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* RealitySubtext: The author points out that while the inspiration came from a movie trailer, the premise is meant to hit home with anyone reading it. As what happens in this short story, can, will, and ''is'' happening in various parts of the world.
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* TearJerker: Seriously, how can you ''not'' feel for The Protagonist. He was forced to watch his wife executed (which is described in detail), his oldest son get shot because he wanted to hold his mother, all while his daughter and youngest son are ''screaming'' in emotional agony.
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The Revolution is a short story written by James ''Tank50us'' News. It tells the story of a man who lost his wife and son at the outset of his countries civil war. The writer intentionally avoided naming anyone in the story, or even the town or country of which it is set. All that is known, is that it takes place in a typical 21st Century suburb. This was meant to place the reader in the shoes of the protagonist, to make them think about what it would be like if ''they'' were in this situation.
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The Revolution is a short story written by James ''Tank50us'' ''[=Tank50us=]'' News. It tells the story of a man who lost his wife and son at the outset of his countries civil war. The writer intentionally avoided naming anyone in the story, or even the town or country of which it is set. All that is known, is that it takes place in a typical 21st Century suburb. This was meant to place the reader in the shoes of the protagonist, to make them think about what it would be like if ''they'' were in this situation.
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* StuffedInTheFridge: The government agents will the protagonist's wife and child in order when they think that he's refusing to give them the information they want rather than simply not having it.
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* StuffedInTheFridge: The government agents will the protagonist's wife and child in order when they think that he's refusing to give them the information they want rather than simply not having it.
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* AxeCrazy: Again, the Protagonist. He loses two, and he makes the government pay for with 134 of theirs KIA... by his hands.
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* AxeCrazy: Again, the Protagonist.protagonist. He loses two, and he makes the government pay for with 134 of theirs KIA... by his hands.
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** And don't forget the agent in charge of the unit who broke into the protagonists home...
* BewareTheNiceOnes: The Protagonist is willing to let his neighbors chants slide since he's a nice guy (both ways in this case), their kids get along well, and they have steaks at their place every now and then. But that was before the government broke into his home...
* DefiantToTheEnd: How the lead agent sees the Protagonist when questioning him about his neighbor.
* DoomedHometown: The protagonists entire town is now in full blown lock-down, and the government is rounding up anyone they don't like... [[spoiler: just to kill them]]
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: The Protagonist isn't alone here. Many of the people from his home town are probably just as AxeCrazy as he is over what the government did. Although, to our knowledge, The Protagonist is the only one keeping count...
* LaResistance: Sure, he wasn't a rebel before... but after the deaths of his wife, oldest son, AND a good chunk of his home town... he became one.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: The Protagonist is willing to let his neighbors chants slide since he's a nice guy (both ways in this case), their kids get along well, and they have steaks at their place every now and then. But that was before the government broke into his home...
* DefiantToTheEnd: How the lead agent sees the Protagonist when questioning him about his neighbor.
* DoomedHometown: The protagonists entire town is now in full blown lock-down, and the government is rounding up anyone they don't like... [[spoiler: just to kill them]]
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: The Protagonist isn't alone here. Many of the people from his home town are probably just as AxeCrazy as he is over what the government did. Although, to our knowledge, The Protagonist is the only one keeping count...
* LaResistance: Sure, he wasn't a rebel before... but after the deaths of his wife, oldest son, AND a good chunk of his home town... he became one.
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** And don't forget the agent in charge of the unit who broke into the protagonists protagonist's home...
* BewareTheNiceOnes: TheProtagonist protagonist is willing to let his neighbors chants slide since he's a nice guy (both ways in this case), their kids get along well, and they have steaks at their place every now and then. But that was before the government broke into his home...
* DefiantToTheEnd: How the lead agent sees theProtagonist protagonist when questioning him about his neighbor.
neighbor. The protagonist genuinely doesn't have the information, however.
* DisposableWoman: The protagonist's wife exists only so she can die and her death can affect the (male) protagonist; she had no development or affect on the plot herself.
* DoomedHometown: Theprotagonists protagonist's entire town is now in full blown lock-down, and the government is rounding up anyone they don't like... [[spoiler: just to kill them]]
them]].
* {{Epigraph}}: At the end of the story, a quote from Edmund Burke: ''"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."''
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: TheProtagonist protagonist isn't alone here. Many of the people from his home town are probably just as AxeCrazy as he is over what the government did. Although, to our knowledge, The Protagonist the protagonist is the only one keeping count...
* LaResistance: Sure,he the protagonist wasn't a rebel before... but after the deaths of his wife, oldest son, AND a good chunk of his home town... he became one.one.
* NamelessNarrative: ''No one'' has names- the protagonist never mentions those of his family or of his neighbor, and the agents aren't in the mood to tell him theirs.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: The
* DefiantToTheEnd: How the lead agent sees the
* DisposableWoman: The protagonist's wife exists only so she can die and her death can affect the (male) protagonist; she had no development or affect on the plot herself.
* DoomedHometown: The
* {{Epigraph}}: At the end of the story, a quote from Edmund Burke: ''"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."''
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: The
* LaResistance: Sure,
* NamelessNarrative: ''No one'' has names- the protagonist never mentions those of his family or of his neighbor, and the agents aren't in the mood to tell him theirs.
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* OvernightConquest: Averted. The destruction of The Protagonists country started ''years'' before the main story takes place.
* PapaWolf: The Protagonist was powerless to stop the deaths of his wife and oldest son... But he is now NOT powerless, and is not going to let anything happens to what's left of his kids.
* RealitySubtext: The author points out that while the inspiration came from a movie trailer, the premiss is meant to hit home with anyone reading it. As what happens in this short story, can, will, and ''is'' happening in various parts of the world.
* PapaWolf: The Protagonist was powerless to stop the deaths of his wife and oldest son... But he is now NOT powerless, and is not going to let anything happens to what's left of his kids.
* RealitySubtext: The author points out that while the inspiration came from a movie trailer, the premiss is meant to hit home with anyone reading it. As what happens in this short story, can, will, and ''is'' happening in various parts of the world.
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* OvernightConquest: Averted. The destruction of The Protagonists the protagonist's country started ''years'' before the main story takes place.
* PapaWolf: TheProtagonist protagonist was powerless to stop the deaths of his wife and oldest son... But he is now NOT powerless, and is not going to let anything happens to what's left of his kids.
* RealitySubtext: The author points out that while the inspiration came from a movie trailer, thepremiss premise is meant to hit home with anyone reading it. As what happens in this short story, can, will, and ''is'' happening in various parts of the world.world.
* StuffedInTheFridge: The government agents will the protagonist's wife and child in order when they think that he's refusing to give them the information they want rather than simply not having it.
* PapaWolf: The
* RealitySubtext: The author points out that while the inspiration came from a movie trailer, the
* StuffedInTheFridge: The government agents will the protagonist's wife and child in order when they think that he's refusing to give them the information they want rather than simply not having it.
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Should not be confused with the VideoGames ''VideoGame/{{Revolution 1986}}'', ''VideoGame/RevolutionX'' and ''VideoGame/ReVOLUTION''. Should not be confused with the {{Film}}s ''Film/{{Revolution 1967}}'', ''Film/{{Revolution 1968}}'', ''Film/{{Revolution 1985}}'', ''Film/{{Revolution 1989}}'', ''Animation/{{Revolution 2009}}'', and ''Film/{{Revolution 2012}}''. Should not be confused with Creator/TheHistoryChannel miniseries ''Series/TheRevolution2006'', the Creator/{{ABC}} series ''Series/TheRevolution'', the Creator/{{NBC}} series ''Series/{{Revolution}}'', and the ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'' episode "[[Recap/LawAndOrderCriminalIntentS8E16Revolution Revolution]]". Should not be confused with the production company Creator/RevolutionStudios.
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Should not be confused with the VideoGames ''VideoGame/{{Revolution 1986}}'', ''VideoGame/RevolutionX'' and ''VideoGame/ReVOLUTION''. Should not be confused with the {{Film}}s ''Film/{{Revolution 1967}}'', ''Film/{{Revolution 1968}}'', ''Film/{{Revolution 1985}}'', ''Film/{{Revolution 1989}}'', ''Animation/{{Revolution 2009}}'', and ''Film/{{Revolution 2012}}''. Should not be confused with Creator/TheHistoryChannel miniseries ''Series/TheRevolution2006'', the Creator/{{ABC}} series ''Series/TheRevolution'', the Creator/{{NBC}} series ''Series/{{Revolution}}'', and the ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'' episode "[[Recap/LawAndOrderCriminalIntentS8E16Revolution Revolution]]". Should not be confused with the production company Creator/RevolutionStudios.
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Should not be confused with the VideoGames ''VideoGame/{{Revolution 1986}}'', ''VideoGame/RevolutionX'' and ''VideoGame/ReVOLUTION''. Should not be confused with Creator/TheHistoryChannel miniseries ''Series/TheRevolution2006'', the Creator/{{ABC}} series ''Series/TheRevolution'', the Creator/{{NBC}} series ''Series/{{Revolution}}'', and the ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'' episode "[[Recap/LawAndOrderCriminalIntentS8E16Revolution Revolution]]". Should not be confused with the production company Creator/RevolutionStudios.
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The Revolution is a short story written by James ''Tank50us'' News. It tells the story of a man who lost his wife and son at the outset of his countries civil war. The writer intentionally avoided naming anyone in the story, or even the town or country of which it is set. All that is known, is that it takes place in a typical 21st Century suburb. This was meant to place the reader in the shoes of the protagonist, to make them think about what it would be like if ''they'' were in this situation.
The whole story can be read [[http://tank50us.deviantart.com/art/The-Revolution-363784879 here]]
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!!Tropes:
* AnyoneCanDie: The protagonist loses his wife and oldest son. Some of his neighbors lose even more then that.
* AxeCrazy: Again, the Protagonist. He loses two, and he makes the government pay for with 134 of theirs KIA... by his hands.
** The government could also count, as they are willing to turn heavy weapons onto unarmed protesters just to stamp it out.
** And don't forget the agent in charge of the unit who broke into the protagonists home...
* BewareTheNiceOnes: The Protagonist is willing to let his neighbors chants slide since he's a nice guy (both ways in this case), their kids get along well, and they have steaks at their place every now and then. But that was before the government broke into his home...
* DefiantToTheEnd: How the lead agent sees the Protagonist when questioning him about his neighbor.
* DoomedHometown: The protagonists entire town is now in full blown lock-down, and the government is rounding up anyone they don't like... [[spoiler: just to kill them]]
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: The Protagonist isn't alone here. Many of the people from his home town are probably just as AxeCrazy as he is over what the government did. Although, to our knowledge, The Protagonist is the only one keeping count...
* LaResistance: Sure, he wasn't a rebel before... but after the deaths of his wife, oldest son, AND a good chunk of his home town... he became one.
* OneSidedBattle: The resistance coming to the aid of the town, and take the agents by complete surprise.
* OvernightConquest: Averted. The destruction of The Protagonists country started ''years'' before the main story takes place.
* PapaWolf: The Protagonist was powerless to stop the deaths of his wife and oldest son... But he is now NOT powerless, and is not going to let anything happens to what's left of his kids.
* RealitySubtext: The author points out that while the inspiration came from a movie trailer, the premiss is meant to hit home with anyone reading it. As what happens in this short story, can, will, and ''is'' happening in various parts of the world.
* TearJerker: Seriously, how can you ''not'' feel for The Protagonist. He was forced to watch his wife executed (which is described in detail), his oldest son get shot because he wanted to hold his mother, all while his daughter and youngest son are ''screaming'' in emotional agony.
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The whole story can be read [[http://tank50us.deviantart.com/art/The-Revolution-363784879 here]]
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!!Tropes:
* AnyoneCanDie: The protagonist loses his wife and oldest son. Some of his neighbors lose even more then that.
* AxeCrazy: Again, the Protagonist. He loses two, and he makes the government pay for with 134 of theirs KIA... by his hands.
** The government could also count, as they are willing to turn heavy weapons onto unarmed protesters just to stamp it out.
** And don't forget the agent in charge of the unit who broke into the protagonists home...
* BewareTheNiceOnes: The Protagonist is willing to let his neighbors chants slide since he's a nice guy (both ways in this case), their kids get along well, and they have steaks at their place every now and then. But that was before the government broke into his home...
* DefiantToTheEnd: How the lead agent sees the Protagonist when questioning him about his neighbor.
* DoomedHometown: The protagonists entire town is now in full blown lock-down, and the government is rounding up anyone they don't like... [[spoiler: just to kill them]]
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: The Protagonist isn't alone here. Many of the people from his home town are probably just as AxeCrazy as he is over what the government did. Although, to our knowledge, The Protagonist is the only one keeping count...
* LaResistance: Sure, he wasn't a rebel before... but after the deaths of his wife, oldest son, AND a good chunk of his home town... he became one.
* OneSidedBattle: The resistance coming to the aid of the town, and take the agents by complete surprise.
* OvernightConquest: Averted. The destruction of The Protagonists country started ''years'' before the main story takes place.
* PapaWolf: The Protagonist was powerless to stop the deaths of his wife and oldest son... But he is now NOT powerless, and is not going to let anything happens to what's left of his kids.
* RealitySubtext: The author points out that while the inspiration came from a movie trailer, the premiss is meant to hit home with anyone reading it. As what happens in this short story, can, will, and ''is'' happening in various parts of the world.
* TearJerker: Seriously, how can you ''not'' feel for The Protagonist. He was forced to watch his wife executed (which is described in detail), his oldest son get shot because he wanted to hold his mother, all while his daughter and youngest son are ''screaming'' in emotional agony.
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