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-->'''Laura''': Oh, it's report card day. Do you think the writers are going to give Alice that tired old "I got a B! My parents are going to kill me!" plot?\\
'''Mike''': Maybe it would be better than [[InsufferableGenius her usual smugness]].

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-->'''Laura''': -->'''Laura:''' Oh, it's report card day. Do you think the writers are going to give Alice that tired old "I got a B! My parents are going to kill me!" plot?\\
'''Mike''': '''Mike:''' Maybe it would be better than [[InsufferableGenius her usual smugness]].
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* '''Played for Laughs''': [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Alice]] does really weird... "things" every time she gets a lower grade than A to the point where the moment her [[MetaGuy her friends]] see a B grade written on her report card, they all groan and ask, "What is she gonna do this time? Endlessly vomit rainbows?"

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* '''Played for Laughs''': [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Alice]] does really weird... "things" every time she gets a lower grade than A to the point where the moment her [[MetaGuy her friends]] see a B grade written on her report card, they all groan and ask, "What is she gonna do this time? Endlessly vomit rainbows?"
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* '''Played for Horror''': Because her teacher gave her a grade that is not an A, Alice decides to kill him on the spot to send a message to her friends that if they want to succeed, they MUST get all A's [[YouhaveFAILEDme lest she kills them as well for their failures]].

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* '''Played for Horror''': Because her teacher gave her a grade that is not an A, Alice decides to kill him on the spot to send a message to her friends that if they want to succeed, they MUST get all A's [[YouhaveFAILEDme [[YouHaveFailedMe lest she kills them as well for their failures]].

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* '''Played for Horror''': Because her teacher gave her a grade that is not an A, Alice decides to kill him on the spot to send a message to her friends that if they want to succeed, they MUST get all A's [[YouhaveFAILEDme lest she kills them as well for their failures]].



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** Alice's CoolUncle, finds out about the abuse, reports her parents to CPS and gains custody of her.


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** Fearing the disproportionate punishment that her parents will impose on her, Alice attempts to beg or threaten her teacher into giving her a passing grade. When that fails, she decides to [[SelfMadeOrphan murder her parents]] to prevent herself from being punished.
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** Alice screams "Not the Bs!" like Creator/NicolasCage from ''Film/TheWickerMan2006''
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** Alice's parents are [[EducationMama very strict about what her grades]] and anything lower than an A is grounds for punishment in their household.

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** Alice's parents are [[EducationMama very strict about what her grades]] grades are]] and anything lower than an A is grounds for punishment in their household.



** From Justified, Alice has an EducationMama and/or Papa who outright [[AbusiveParents abuse]] her if she brings in anything less than an A- they beat her, scream at her, call her worthless, and [[DeniedFoodAsPunishment send her to her room without food]], while making her stay inside and study, forbidding her from seeing her friends, until she gets them another A on the next test.

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** From Justified, Alice has an EducationMama and/or Papa who Alice's parents are very strict about her grades, and they outright [[AbusiveParents abuse]] her if she brings in anything less than an A- they beat her, scream at her, call her worthless, and [[DeniedFoodAsPunishment send her to her room without food]], while making her stay inside and study, forbidding her from seeing her friends, until she gets them another A on the next test.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice's ''extreme'' overreaction to a B grade reflects her low self-esteem and need for validation by others.

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Alice's ''extreme'' overreaction to a B grade reflects her low self-esteem and need for validation by others.others.
** From Justified, Alice has an EducationMama and/or Papa who outright [[AbusiveParents abuse]] her if she brings in anything less than an A- they beat her, scream at her, call her worthless, and [[DeniedFoodAsPunishment send her to her room without food]], while making her stay inside and study, forbidding her from seeing her friends, until she gets them another A on the next test.



** Alice's parents berate her so severely over her B grade that she spirals into depression and is DrivenToSuicide. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Her parents then realize that the way they treated Alice contributed to her depression and eventual suicide.]]

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** Alice's parents berate and abuse her so severely over her B grade that she spirals into depression and is DrivenToSuicide. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Her parents then realize that the way they treated Alice contributed to her depression and eventual suicide.]]



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