Line #9 PlayingWith/RestoredMyFaithInHumanity


1	'''Basic Trope''': A character learns that [[RousseauWasRight humanity isn't so bad as they thought.]]
2	* '''Straight''': Bob believes that HumansAreBastards, but after a meaningful talk with [[AllLovingHero Alice]], he realizes that he was wrong and changes his mind about humanity.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Bob believes that humans are the scum of the earth and must be destroyed, but [[DefeatMeansFriendship it took Alice to beat Bob to make him accept humanity more often.]]
4	* '''Downplayed''': Bob believes that humans are shameless {{Jerkass}}es, but that was until the {{Nice G\|uy}}irl Alice came to his life.
5	* '''Justified''': Bob has been brainwashed by his peers since childhood to believe that humanity is absolute scum for whatever reason - perhaps to raise him as a LivingWeapon. After being rescued, he gets a more nuanced view of society thanks to Alice treating him like an equal rather than a weapon.
6	* '''Inverted''': Bob used to believe that humans are good, but Alice convinced him that they are horrible creatures that need to be exterminated.
7	* '''Subverted''': "I've seen the light. I realize now that humanity isn't bad... [[HumansAreBastards They're horrible]]!"
8	* '''Double Subverted''': "... NAH! I'm just kidding. Got ya there, didn't I?"
9	* '''Parodied''': Bob says that even though he despises humanity, they make some good coffee.
10	* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob keeps swinging between HumansAreBastards and RousseauWasRight.
11	* '''Averted''': Bob's opinion on humanity doesn't change despite Alice's attempts.
12	* '''Enforced''': "We're thinking about AnAesop about seeing the good about humanity."
13	* '''Lampshaded''': "So Bob changed his views on humanity thanks to one speech from this Alice? ... She must be the most diplomatic person on Earth."
14	* '''Invoked''': Charlie, Bob's only friend from before he started to believe HumansAreBastards, pleads Alice (who is a much smoother talker) to convince Bob otherwise.
15	* '''Exploited''': Alice has a friend who's a ShipperOnDeck of Alice and Bob. Said shipper tries to convince Bob to go out with Alice by pointing out how she helped him see the worth of humanity.
16	* '''Defied''': "Don't patronize me, you [[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids annoying optimist.]] I'm not gonna let your [[PatrickStewartSpeech insipid speech]] convince me to outweight humanity's bad with the good."
17	* '''Discussed''':
18	-->'''Charlie''': "I never thought you'd save [[RedShirt my]] life back there, Bob... You didn't have [[YouOweMe some ulterior motive]], did you?"
19	-->'''Bob''': "Of course not. Someone had helped me realize how rejecting my own species wasn't doing anyone anything good earlier."
20	* '''Conversed''': "I wish all therapists were like Alice on this show."
21	* '''Implied''': Bob had been going through a HeroicBSOD due to personal traumas and losing faith in humanity - now HesBack. When asked what brought him back, he just glances at Alice.
22	* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's restored belief in humans keeps him from ignoring the fact that humanity's evil outweighs their good and to make matters worse, evil and suffering continues to rise. As a result, Bob returns to his misanthropy, but Alice also becomes misanthropic, now understanding how Bob feels about humanity.
23	* '''Reconstructed''': Both Alice and Bob learn not to think too highly of humanity and find people (even if only a few) who are willing to change their ways.
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30	%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
31	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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