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* '''Subverted''': "I've seen the light. I realize now that humanity isn't bad... They're horrible!"

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* '''Subverted''': "I've seen the light. I realize now that humanity isn't bad... [[HumansAreBastards They're horrible!"horrible]]!"
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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's newfound belief in humans keeps him from ignoring the fact that many of their bad qualities outweigh their good. As they become crueler and more immoral than before, not only Bob goes back hating on humanity, but also Alice's faith is also broken.
* '''Reconstructed''': Both Alice and Bob learn not to think too highly of humanity and focus on valuing those who are willing to change their ways.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's newfound restored belief in humans keeps him from ignoring the fact that many of humanity's evil outweighs their bad qualities outweigh their good. As they become crueler good and more immoral than before, not only to make matters worse, evil and suffering continues to rise. As a result, Bob goes back hating on humanity, returns to his misanthropy, but Alice also Alice's faith is also broken.
becomes misanthropic, now understanding how Bob feels about humanity.
* '''Reconstructed''': Both Alice and Bob learn not to think too highly of humanity and focus on valuing those find people (even if only a few) who are willing to change their ways.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's newfound belief in humans keeps him from ignoring the fact that many of their bad qualities outweigh their good. As they become crueler and more immoral than before, not only Bob goes back hating on humanity, but also Alice's faith is also broken.
* '''Reconstructed''': Both Alice and Bob learn not to think too highly of humanity and focus on valuing those who are willing to change their ways.



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* '''Justified''': ???

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* '''Justified''': ???Bob has been brainwashed by his peers since childhood to believe that humanity is absolute scum for whatever reason - perhaps to raise him as a LivingWeapon. After being rescued, he gets a more nuanced view of society thanks to Alice treating him like an equal rather than a weapon.



* '''Double Subverted''': "...NAH! I'm just kidding. Got ya there, didn't I?"

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* '''Double Subverted''': "... NAH! I'm just kidding. Got ya there, didn't I?"



* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Bob keeps swinging between HumansAreBastards and RousseauWasRight.



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

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
"So Bob changed his views on humanity thanks to one speech from this Alice? ... She must be the most diplomatic person on Earth."
* '''Invoked''': ???
Charlie, Bob's only friend from before he started to believe HumansAreBastards, pleads Alice (who is a much smoother talker) to convince Bob otherwise.
* '''Exploited''': ???Alice has a friend who's a ShipperOnDeck of Alice and Bob. Said shipper tries to convince Bob to go out with Alice by pointing out how she helped him see the worth of humanity.



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'''Discussed''':
-->'''Charlie''': "I never thought you'd save [[RedShirt my]] life back there, Bob... You didn't have [[YouOweMe some ulterior motive]], did you?"
-->'''Bob''': "Of course not. Someone had helped me realize how rejecting my own species wasn't doing anyone anything good earlier."
* '''Conversed''': ???"I wish all therapists were like Alice on this show."
* '''Implied''': Bob had been going through a HeroicBSOD due to personal traumas and losing faith in humanity - now HesBack. When asked what brought him back, he just glances at Alice.



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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???Bob says that even though he despises humanity, they make some good coffee.
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* '''Double Subverted''': ???

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* '''Double Subverted''': ???"...NAH! I'm just kidding. Got ya there, didn't I?"
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* '''Enforced''': "We're thinking about a lesson about seeing the good about humanity."

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* '''Enforced''': "We're thinking about a lesson AnAesop about seeing the good about humanity."



* '''Defied''': "[[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids Don't be so naive.]] I'm not gonna let your [[PatrickStewartSpeech insipid speech]] convince me to outweight human's bad with the good."

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* '''Defied''': "[[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids Don't be so naive."Don't patronize me, you [[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids annoying optimist.]] I'm not gonna let your [[PatrickStewartSpeech insipid speech]] convince me to outweight human's humanity's bad with the good."
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* '''Subverted''': "I've seen the light. I realize now that humanity isn't bad. They're horrible!"

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* '''Subverted''': "I've seen the light. I realize now that humanity isn't bad.bad... They're horrible!"
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* '''Subverted''': ???

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* '''Subverted''': ???"I've seen the light. I realize now that humanity isn't bad. They're horrible!"



* '''Defied''': "[[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids Don't be so naive.]] I'm not gonna let your [[PatrickStewartSpeech insipid speech]] to convince me to outweight human's bad with the good."

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* '''Defied''': "[[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids Don't be so naive.]] I'm not gonna let your [[PatrickStewartSpeech insipid speech]] to convince me to outweight human's bad with the good."
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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob believes that humans are the scum of the earth and must be destroyed, but [[DefeatMeansFriendship it took Alice to beat Bob to make him change his opinion.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob believes that humans are the scum of the earth and must be destroyed, but [[DefeatMeansFriendship it took Alice to beat Bob to make him change his opinion.accept humanity more often.]]
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'''Basic Trope''': A character learns that [[RousseauWasRight humanity isn't so bad as they thought.]]
*'''Straight''': Bob believes that HumansAreBastards, but after a meaningful talk with [[AllLovingHero Alice]], he realizes that he was wrong and changes his mind about humanity.
*'''Exaggerated''': Bob believes that humans are the scum of the earth and must be destroyed, but [[DefeatMeansFriendship it took Alice to beat Bob to make him change his opinion.
*'''Downplayed''': Bob believes that humans are shameless {{Jerkass}}es, but that was until the {{Nice G|uy}}irl Alice came to his life.
*'''Justified''': ???
*'''Inverted''': Bob used to believe that humans are good, but Alice convinced him that they are horrible creatures that need to be exterminated.
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*'''Double Subverted''': ???
*'''Parodied''': ???
*'''Zig Zagged''': ???
*'''Averted''': Bob's opinion on humanity doesn't change despite Alice's attempts.
*'''Enforced''': "We're thinking about a lesson about seeing the good about humanity."
*'''Lampshaded''': ???
*'''Invoked''': ???
*'''Exploited''': ???
*'''Defied''': "[[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids Don't be so naive.]] I'm not gonna let your [[PatrickStewartSpeech insipid speech]] to convince me to outweight human's bad with the good."
*'''Discussed''': ???
*'''Conversed''': ???
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