Line #11 PlayingWith/MundaneObjectAmazement


1	'''Basic Trope''': A character finds an everyday object amazing.
2	* '''Straight''': Alice sees a pencil and says, "WOW, a STICK you can WRITE with!"
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Alice sees a pencil and starts worshiping it. Not only that, she starts having a crush on the pencil, planning to marry it.
4	* '''Downplayed''': Alice says, "Fascinating" when she sees the pencil.
5	* '''Justified''':
6	** Alice is a FishOutOfTemporalWater.
7	** Alice is an alien.
8	** Alice is TheDitz.
9	** Alice is from another universe where pencils were never invented.
10	** Alice, being a toddler, has never encountered it before.
11	* '''Inverted''':
12	** Alice sees a Teleporting Station and [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight walks past it as if she sees teleporters every day]].
13	** WorthlessYellowRocks
14	* '''Subverted''':
15	** Alice sees the pencil and says, "Wow," but it turns out she is talking about something else.
16	** Alice sees the pencil and says, "Wow, I haven't seen a mint Jefferson Graphite since they went belly-up in 1931!".
17	** Alice's amazement at the pencil [[UnintentionalPeriodPiece denotes the work as a pre-1820's (that is prior to mass production) period piece]].
18	* '''Double Subverted''':
19	** Alice sees the pencil and says, "Wow," but it turns out she was talking about something else equally mundane.
20	** Alice said this on 01/01/1932.
21	* '''Parodied''': Alice is incredulous that Bob lives in a house. They live next door to each other in very similar houses.
22	* '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice says, "Wow," when she sees the pencil, but it turns out she was talking about something else equally mundane, but that particular thing was special, maybe.
23	* '''Averted''': Alice isn't amazed by commonplace objects.
24	* '''Enforced''': The writers want to show how an alien would react and throw in some comedy.
25	* '''Lampshaded''':
26	** "It's just a pencil, y'know!"
27	** "Hey, Carol, Why is Alice so amazed with that pencil?" "I dunno, Bob. It's like she's never seen one before."
28	* '''Invoked''': Alice is a cave lady and travels into the present day.
29	* '''Exploited''': The BigBad distracts Alice (the one person who [[SpannerInTheWorks poses a meaningful threat to his plans]]) with mundane objects so he can TakeOverTheWorld.
30	* '''Defied''':
31	** Alice suppresses her excitement when she sees a pencil for the first time.
32	** Alice is about to gasp in awe when she sees a pencil, but Bob explains to her how basic it is, stopping her.
33	* '''Discussed''': ???
34	* '''Conversed''': "Ha, ha, she's so excited by that pencil. I've Administrivia/SeenItAMillionTimes in films ... but [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools it's still so funny]]!"
35	* '''Implied''': Alice is seen looking amazed at a pencil.
36	* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice worships pencils like they are {{God}} and treats erasers like {{Satan}}.
37	* '''Played for Drama''':
38	** Alice tries to destroy the pencil as she thinks it's Satan's work, and Bob needs it to write something extra important.
39	** Alice's ongoing amazement at ordinary things is a constant reminder of just how horribly deprived of an upbringing she's had.
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