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* '''Justified''': Being abused can cause a person to find an easy target closest to them.

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* '''Justified''': Being abused [[TruthInTelevision can cause a person to find an easy target closest to them.them]].



** Alice abuses Bob, and just when you think he would take his frustrations out on Charlie, Bob gets his revenge against Alice.
** Bob abuses Charlie until Charlie angrily chews him out on it.

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** Alice abuses Bob, and just when you think he would take his frustrations out on Charlie, Bob gets his revenge {{revenge}} against Alice.
** Bob abuses Charlie, and Charlie until looks like he's going to take it out on Danny, but then Charlie instead angrily chews him Bob out on it.



** ...Bob decides to targets Danny instead, who then abuses Eric.

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** ...Bob decides to targets target Danny instead, who then abuses Eric.



** There is only 1 abuser.

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** There is only 1 one abuser.



* '''Enforced''': The audience has been complaining that Bob is too dislikable for his abuse of Charlie, so the writers add in a scene that explains why he does it.

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* '''Enforced''': The audience has been complaining that Bob is [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic too dislikable dislikable]] for his abuse of Charlie, so the writers add in a scene that explains why he does it.



** Bob had Alice abusing him, and so he now goes out of his way to be NiceGuy and even FriendToAllChildren.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': Everyone ends up abusing each other, [[CrapsackWorld thus making the world a horrible place to live.]]

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** Bob had Alice abusing him, and so he now goes out of his way to be NiceGuy and even a FriendToAllChildren.
* '''Discussed''': ???
"If you keep abusing Bob, he might abuse Charlie next!"
* '''Conversed''': ???
"In fiction, everyone who was abused turns into an abuser themselves."
* '''Deconstructed''': Everyone ends up abusing each other, [[CrapsackWorld thus making the world (or at least the local area) a horrible place to live.]]
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* '''Averted''': Alice abuses Bob, and Bob [[PayEvilUntoEvil abuses her in return.]]

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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
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Alice abuses Bob, and Bob [[PayEvilUntoEvil abuses her in return.]]]]
** There is only 1 abuser.
** There are none.

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* '''Enforced''': The writer wants to demonstrate how HumansAreBastards.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': The writer wants to demonstrate how HumansAreBastards.
audience has been complaining that Bob is too dislikable for his abuse of Charlie, so the writers add in a scene that explains why he does it.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???"See? When you do a shitty thing to one person, you do a shitty thing to everyone!"



* '''Implied''': Bob is seen looking miserable and beaten-down before he abuses Charlie, but it's not explained why.



%%* '''Implied''': ???

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

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* '''Exploited''': ???Alice is aware that when she abuses Bob that he will abuse Billy. But it's the only way for her to extract a toll on Billy, without Charlie being aware of her abuse.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???'''Zig-Zagged''': Alice abuses Bob ''and'' Billy, but while Bob abuses his best friend, Charlie, Billy gets his revenge on Alice instead.
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* '''Justified''': Characters being abused can cause others to find an easy target closest to them.

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* '''Justified''': Characters being Being abused can cause others a person to find an easy target closest to them.



* '''Averted''': Alice abuses Bob, and Bob abuses her in return.

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* '''Averted''': Alice abuses Bob, and Bob [[PayEvilUntoEvil abuses her in return.]]
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* '''Downplayed''': Bob's parents abuse him very much, which only leads to him [[ParentalNeglect neglecting his own children]].

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob's parents abuse him very much, Alice abuses Bob, which only leads to him [[ParentalNeglect neglecting impacts his own children]].relationship with Charlie.



** Bob had AbusiveParents, and so he now goes out of his way to be NiceGuy and FriendToAllChildren.

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** Bob had AbusiveParents, Alice abusing him, and so he now goes out of his way to be NiceGuy and even FriendToAllChildren.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Bob's parents abuse him very much, which only leads to him [[ParentalNeglect neglecting his own children]].

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* '''Defied''': Research uncovers the cycle of abuse, therapeutic interventions are set to break the cycle.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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Research uncovers the cycle of abuse, therapeutic interventions are set to break the cycle.cycle.
** Bob had AbusiveParents, and so he now goes out of his way to be NiceGuy and FriendToAllChildren.
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* '''Inverted''': Alice treats Bob kindly which leads to Bob treating Charlie kindly, and the cycle of kindness continues.

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* '''Inverted''': Alice treats Bob kindly which leads to Bob treating Charlie kindly, and [[RousseauWasRight the cycle of kindness continues.continues]].

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Erin Pizzey is a saint.


* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???Research uncovers the cycle of abuse, therapeutic interventions are set to break the cycle.



* '''Reconstructed''': Abuse being a ViciousCycle make it possible to fight against it by breaking the cycle. It may not work all the times, but each time the cycle is broken means less abusers down the line, and TheDeterminator is dead set on [[EarnYourHappyEnding making that happy ending a reality]].

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** ...Bob decides to targets Danny instead, who then abuses Erin.

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** ...Bob decides to targets Danny instead, who then abuses Erin.Eric.



* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???The writer wants to demonstrate how HumansAreBastards.
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'''Basic Trope''': People abuse others after being abused, which perpetuates the cycle of abuse.
*'''Straight''': Alice abuses Bob, which leads Bob into abusing his best friend, Charlie, who eventually abuses Danny.
*'''Exaggerated''': Alice beats up Bob, which leads to Bob beating up Charlie, who then beats up Danny, which leads to Danny beating up Eric, and so forth...
*'''Downplayed''': ???
*'''Justified''': Characters being abused can cause others to find an easy target closest to them.
*'''Inverted''': Alice treats Bob kindly which leads to Bob treating Charlie kindly, and the cycle of kindness continues.
*'''Subverted''':
** Alice abuses Bob, and just when you think he would take his frustrations out on Charlie, Bob gets his revenge against Alice.
** Bob abuses Charlie until Charlie angrily chews him out on it.
*'''Double Subverted''':
** ...He then repeats the cycle as he angrily yells at Charlie for no reason.
** ...Bob decides to targets Danny instead, who then abuses Erin.
*'''Parodied''': The characters are children. Alice hits Bob on the arm. Bob does the same to Charlie. Charlie does the same to Danny, and so on.
*'''Zig Zagged''': ???
*'''Averted''': Alice abuses Bob, and Bob abuses her in return.
*'''Enforced''': ???
*'''Lampshaded''': ???
*'''Invoked''': An [[GodIsEvil evil deity]] gave humanity the tendency to target those who are weaker than them all for his amusement.
*'''Exploited''': ???
*'''Defied''': ???
*'''Discussed''': ???
*'''Conversed''': ???
*'''Deconstructed''': Everyone ends up abusing each other, [[CrapsackWorld thus making the world a horrible place to live.]]
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%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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