1 | '''Basic Trope''': An adult character becomes more childish due to spending time with children. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Bob, a teacher, becomes more like his students because he hangs out with them a lot. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
4 | ** Bob likes to spend time playing with kindergarten kids. He likes to play with glitter. |
5 | ** Bob becomes a ManChild as the result of his job. |
6 | ** Bob acts like the TagalongKid despite being the adult amongst them. |
7 | * '''Downplayed''': Bob may act like his students sometimes, but focuses on his job. |
8 | ** Bob acts like he's the oldest, most mature kid in the classroom. |
9 | * '''Justified''' |
10 | ** Bob's job requires him to have some level of interaction with kids. |
11 | ** Bob [[GrowingUpSucks hates]] being an adult and hangs out with kids because he finds them more fun to interact with. |
12 | * '''Inverted''': |
13 | ** 8-year-old Charlie becomes more mature because he hangs out with adults. |
14 | ** Bob is a full-blown ManChild, and he works so well with kids ''because'' he identifies with them. |
15 | ** TagalongKid |
16 | * '''Subverted''': Bob's friends expect this to happen, but it doesn't. |
17 | * '''Double Subverted''': ...Until Bob settles in, that is. |
18 | * '''Parodied''': Bob physically turns back into a child after spending time as a teacher. |
19 | * '''Zig Zagged''': Bob acts more childish sometimes, but seems to keep control of it. |
20 | * '''Averted''': |
21 | ** Bob doesn't spend time with kids. |
22 | ** Bob's maturity doesn't drop whenever he's around them. |
23 | * '''Enforced''': The writer is trying to thank a childish teacher they had who was a good influence on them. |
24 | * '''Lampshaded''': "Why is Bob so childish?" "I'm not sure, but maybe it has to do with the kids he spends time with." |
25 | * '''Invoked''': |
26 | ** Bob is a ManChild who decides to work as a kindergarten teacher, so that his childish behavior don't seem so off-putting. |
27 | ** Someone suggests Bob should work with kids so he can loosen up. |
28 | * '''Exploited''': Ads for education degrees proclaim, "Feel like a kid again! Become a teacher!" |
29 | * '''Defied''': |
30 | ** Bob keeps his maturity no matter what. |
31 | ** Bob quits his job. |
32 | * '''Discussed''': ??? |
33 | * '''Conversed''': ??? |
34 | * '''Implied''': Bob is a ManChild and a teacher, but it's not clear which came first. |
35 | * '''Deconstructed''': Bob's kids don't respect him because of his childishness, and never do what he says. |
36 | * '''Reconstructed''': Bob's childish style means they don't see him as an authority figure, and they see no need to rebel against him. |
37 | * '''Played for Drama''': Bob is fired by the [[ObstructiveBureaucrat administration]] for being too childish. |
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