History PlayingWith / LonelyRichKid

** Alice is an IllGirl, who doesn't get to go out and play

** Alice is a MafiaPrincess, whom everyone else is warned to stay away from because of her father's connections, even if [[NaiveEverygirl she herself]] is a [[SpoiledSweet kind and all-around good person]].

** Similar to the above, Alice is a SpoiledBrat with [[NoSocialSkills very poor people skills]], as most of her interactions are either with her servants (whom she is usually ordering around, whether [[NiceToTheWaiter politely]] or [[TinyTyrannicalGirl not]]) or her parents ([[WhenYouComingHomeDad whom she rarely sees]]).

* '''Straight''': Alice's father is a multi-billionaire, but Alice herself has few friends.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice has no one to interact with except her private tutor, and her [[TheJeeves butler]].

** Alice is the AlphaBitch.

* '''Played For Drama''': Alice's loneliness and inability to really enjoy her affluent lifestyle, causes her to fall into depression and all kinds of self-destructive behavior.

%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

* '''Played For Drama''': Alice's loneliness and inability to really enjoy her affluent lifestyle, causes her to fall into depression and all kinds of self-destructive behavior.

*** Similar to the above, Alice is a SpoiledBrat with [[NoSocialSkills very poor people skills]], as most of her interactions are either with her servants (whom she is usually ordering around, whether [[NiceToTheWaiter politely]] or [[TinyTyrannicalGirl not]]) or her parents ([[WhenYouComingHomeDad whom she rarely sees]]).

* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice is RichInDollarsPoorInSense, and buys more material goods either as a substitute for friends, or a way to impress people.

** Alice was born [[MandatoryMotherhood because it]] [[ResentfulGuardian was expected]], with this never hidden from her, but she has few friends because most of the kids around Alice assume that [[ParentalNeglect those]] [[ParentalAbuse things]] just don't happen in ''rich'' families, so she must be making it up.

** Alice was born [[MandatoryMotherhood because it]] [[ResentfulGuardian was expected]], with this never hidden from her, but she has few friends because most of the kids around Alice assume that ParentalNeglect and [[ParentalAbuse]] don't happen in ''rich'' families, so she's complaining about nothing.

* '''Subverted''': Alice is rich and has lots of friends.

* '''Parodied''': Alice has only piles of money to hang out with.

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Played Straight''': Alice's father is a multi-billionaire, but Alice herself has few friends.

* '''Deconstructed''': Alice doesn't have many friends because her wealth alienates her from her peers (who usually aren't as well-to-do); they assume she's going to be the AlphaBitch and avoid her and/or are jealous that she can afford things they can't. (And those that don't avoid her only like her ''because'' she's rich; they don't care at all about ''her''.) And it doesn't help if her parents are jet-setters who are always away, or are feared because of [[TheMafia their connections]], or just [[ParentalNeglect seem to forget she even exists.]] (It also doesn't help if she really is the AlphaBitch, which tends to drive people away.)
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice's family decides to move. They, and Alice, end up in a rich neighborhood where Alice finally finds friends.

* '''Played For Drama''': Almost always is, [[PlayedForLaughs unless, of course, it isn't]].

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* '''Justified''': Alice is a ShrinkingViolet whose parents just won the lottery and just moved to a BigFancyHouse in a new neighborhood.

* '''Inverted''': Alice is from a middle-class or working-class background, and lonely.

* '''Averted''': Alice is wealthy, but also has lots of genuine friends.

* '''Enforced''': The writer wants to teach AnAesop that money =/= happiness.

* '''Reconstructed''': ???

Back to LonelyRickKid

* '''Basic Trope''': ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: A child from a wealthy family, who is also very lonely.

* '''Reconstructed''': Alice gets over any social anxiety, and goes out of her way to prove that she's not the AlphaBitch, she's not RichInDollarsPoorInSense, and that she's [[NiceGuy good]] (even if her parents aren't.) The other kids start to see Alice for the wonderful person she is, and warmly welcome her into their circles. (Or, if she ''is'' the AlphaBitch, she turns into a genuinely nice person after a HeelRealization.)

* '''Invoked''': Alice's parents win the lottery, and they buy a BigFancyHouse in a gated community far away where they don't know anyone.
** Alice's friends stop talking to her, either because they grow apart naturally, or because they're jealous and/or assume she'll become the AlphaBitch.

** Alice is TheLibby

* '''Deconstructed''': Alice doesn't have many friends because her wealth alienates her from her peers (who usually aren't as well-to-do); they assume she's going to be TheLibby and avoid her and/or are jealous that she can afford things they can't. (And those that don't avoid her only like her ''because'' she's rich; they don't care at all about ''her''.) And it doesn't help if her parents are jet-setters who are always away, or are feared because of [[TheMafia their connections]], or just [[ParentalNeglect seem to forget she even exists.]] (It also doesn't help if she really is TheLibby, which tends to drive people away.)
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice gets over any social anxiety, and goes out of her way to prove that she's not TheLibby, she's not RichInDollarsPoorInSense, and that she's [[NiceGuy good]] (even if her parents aren't.) The other kids start to see Alice for the wonderful person she is, and warmly welcome her into their circles. (Or, if she ''is'' TheLibby, she turns into a genuinely nice person after a HeelRealization.)
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice's parents win the lottery, and her GirlPosse is happy, then worry about her becoming TheLibby and dump her before she can leave them for richer (and snobbier) friends. Then they feel bad about giving her the cold shoulder, and become her friends again. Only to leave again when they find that she's become a SpoiledBrat, and return when she starts treating them better.

** Alice's friends stop talking to her, either because they grow apart naturally, or because they're jealous and/or assume she'll become TheLibby.

* '''Discussed''': ???

* '''Discussed''': "Why are all these rich kids so lonely?"
* '''Conversed''': "Having money doesn't always guarantee that you'll have friends."

* '''Lampshaded''': "The only friends I have are my Christian Dior shoes and my Prada bag!"

* '''Basic Trope''': ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: A child from a wealthy family, who is also very lonely.
* '''Played Straight''': Alice's father is a multi-billionaire, but Alice herself has few friends.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice has no one to interact with except her private tutor, and her [[TheJeeves butler]].
* '''Justified''': Alice is a ShrinkingViolet whose parents just won the lottery and just moved to a BigFancyHouse in a new neighborhood.

* '''Inverted''': Alice is from a middle-class or working-class background, and still lonely.

* '''Subverted''': Alice is rich and has lots of friends.
* '''Double Subverted''': But few of them are, in fact, true friends; most are fair-weather friends, who only like Alice because she's rich.
* '''Parodied''': Alice has only piles of money to hang out with.
* '''Deconstructed''': Alice doesn't have many friends because her wealth alienates her from her peers (who usually aren't as well-to-do); they assume she's going to be TheLibby and avoid her and/or are jealous that she can afford things they can't. (And those that don't avoid her only like her ''because'' she's rich; they don't care at all about ''her''.) And it doesn't help if her parents are jet-setters who are always away, or are feared because of [[TheMafia their connections]], or just [[ParentalNeglect seem to forget she even exists.]]
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice goes out of her way to prove that she's not TheLibby, she's not RichInDollarsPoorInSense, and that she's good (even if her parents aren't.) The other kids start to see Alice for the wonderful person she is, and warmly welcome her into their circles.

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