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1	'''Basic Trope''': A character's nationality is changed in an adaptation.
2	* '''Straight''': Sean is American in the original novel, but is made Irish in the film adaptation.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': The film adaptation changes the nationalities of every character in the story.
4	* '''Downplayed''':
5	** Sean is made Irish-American.
6	** Sean's nationality was never stated in the original story, but there were some hints that he could be Irish. The movie outright confirms that he is.
7	* '''Justified''': The film adaptation makes a SettingUpdate to Ireland.
8	* '''Inverted''': Not applicable; any change in nationality would count as an example.
9	* '''Subverted''':
10	** Sean seems to be Irish in the film, but is later revealed to be a {{Fauxreigner}}.
11	** Boris didn't go from Russian to Ukrainian as [[invoked]]FanDumb has it… he went from Soviet Ukrainian to Ukrainian Ukrainian, [[DistinctionWithoutADifference a distinction with little meaning in this context]].
12	* '''Double Subverted''': ...and then he's revealed to be Scottish instead.
13	* '''Parodied''': ???
14	* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
15	* '''Averted''': Sean remains American in the film adaptation.
16	* '''Enforced''':
17	** AbilityOverAppearance
18	** Sean was often theorized by fans to be Irish, so the film makes this AscendedFanon.
19	** If the character was an offensive stereotype in the original story, this may be done to prevent ValuesDissonance.
20	** The movie is going for AdaptationalDiversity.
21	* '''Lampshaded''': ???
22	* '''Invoked''': ???
23	* '''Exploited''': ???
24	* '''Defied''': ???
25	* '''Discussed''': ???
26	* '''Conversed''': ???
27	* '''Implied''': Sean's nationality is never explicitly mentioned in the movie or the novel. However, the movie portrays him with an Irish-sounding accent.
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31	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
32	%% * '''Deconstructed''': ???
33	%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
34	%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
35	%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???

Context PlayingWith / AdaptationalNationality