History PlayingWith / AuthorTract

* '''Exaggerated''': The novel is a [[MarySuetopia Straw Dystopia]] of paperclip collectors ruining the world. Literally every element of the plot, every detail of characterization, and every last snippet of dialogue conveys Bob's undying hatred for paperclip collecting. In the novel, everyone who so much as touches paperclips eventually crosses the MoralEventHorizon. The climax of the novel is a CharacterFilibuster explaining every single one of Bob's arguments, in case you didn't get it the first time around.

** [[http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Paperclip_maximizer Paperclip maximizers]] are a [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped major]] [[NoMereWindmill real-world threat]] in this universe.

** [[http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Paperclip_maximizer Paperclip maximizers]] are a [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped major real-world threat]] in this universe.
** Bob’s society is fighting a war against a [[AIIsACrapshoot rouge paperclip maximizer]], and the book is wartime propaganda.

** Everyone knows Bob hates paperclip collecting. There is an evil-looking paperclip collector's club somewhere in his novel. [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything They don't even collect paperclips]].

** ...but that group was just a front created by the BigBad to lull the world into a false sense of security; the true paperclip collectors are [[CardCarryingVillain Card-Carrying Villains]].

* '''Zig Zagged''': In a work with multiple authors, the anti-paperclip message moves in several directions, and ends up as a LostAesop.
* '''Averted''': Bob is quite aware that he can get overly passionate about paperclips, and makes sure not to bring the subject up in his novels so it doesn't detract from the story.
* '''Enforced''': There was a paperclip scandal in Congress, and Bob's publisher wants to exploit it for some easy money.

* '''Exploited''': The BigBad in Bob's novel quietly moves his assets out of paperclip company stock, so he will be in a better position to face the protagonist after she destroys the entire industry.
* '''Discussed''': ???

* '''Played For Laughs''': The novel is a satire on paperclip collecting, and Bob makes sure to point out as many foibles of the hobby as he possibly can.
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob uses his detailed knowledge of the seamy underbelly of paperclip collecting to create a gripping plot, using real-world paperclip barons as inspiration.

* '''Straight''': Bob's novel is an extended allegory on how collecting paperclips is harmful to society.

* '''Justified''': [[http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Paperclip_maximizer Paperclip maximizers]] are a [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped major real-world threat]] in this universe.

* '''Justified''': [[http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Paperclip_maximizer Paperclip maximizers]] are a [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped major real-world threat]]

* '''Lampshaded''': ???

* '''Downplayed''': There's [[a single throwaway line TakeThat]] where the protagonist scoffs at the idea of paperclip collection.

* '''Downplayed''': There's a single throwaway line where the protagonist scoffs at the idea of paperclip collection.

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

** ...but that group was just a front created by the BigBad to lull the world into a false sense of security; the true paperclip collectors are {{CardCarryingVillain}}s.

* '''Double Subverted''': ...but that group was just a front created by the BigBad to lull the world into a false sense of security; the true paperclip collectors are {{CardCarryingVillain}}s.

* '''Subverted''': Everyone knows Bob hates paperclip collecting. There is an evil-looking paperclip collector's club somewhere in his novel. [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything They don't even collect paperclips]].

* '''Exaggerated''': The novel is a StrawDystopia of paperclip collectors ruining the world. Literally every element of the plot, every detail of characterization, and every last snippet of dialogue conveys Bob's undying hatred for paperclip collecting. In the novel, everyone who so much as touches paperclips eventually crosses the MoralEventHorizon. The climax of the novel is a CharacterFilibuster explaining every single one of Bob's arguments, in case you didn't get it the first time around.

* '''Justified''': ???

"Oh, woe is me!" cried Alice. Little did she know that, had she returned to AuthorTract, none of this would have ever happened.

'''Basic Trope''':The author uses their work of fiction to preach about their beliefs.
* '''Straight''': Wendell's novel is an extended allegory on how collecting paperclips is harmful to society.
* '''Exaggerated''': The novel is a StrawDystopia of paperclip collectors ruining the world. Literally every element of the plot, every detail of characterization, and every last snippet of dialogue conveys Wendell's undying hatred for paperclip collecting. In the novel, everyone who so much as touches paperclips eventually crosses the MoralEventHorizon. The climax of the novel is a CharacterFilibuster explaining every single one of Wendell's arguments, in case you didn't get it the first time around.

* '''Inverted''': The antagonist of Wendell's novel is a two-dimensional KnightTemplar who despises paperclip collectors even more than Wendell himself.
* '''Subverted''': Everyone knows Wendell hates paperclip collecting. There is an evil-looking paperclip collector's club somewhere in his novel. [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything They don't even collect paperclips]].
* '''Double Subverted''': ...but that group was just a front created by the BigBad to lull the world into a false sense of security; the true paperclip collectors are [[CardCarryingVillain Card Carrying Villains]].
* '''Parodied''': Wendell writes his unrelated novel, and in one section, he ''literally'' complains about paperclip collecting with all the furor and conviction of a political screed.

* '''Averted''': Wendell is quite aware that he can get overly passionate about paperclips, and makes sure not to bring the subject up in his novels so it doesn't detract from the story.
* '''Enforced''': There was a paperclip scandal in Congress, and Wendell's publisher wants to exploit it for some easy money.

* '''Exploited''': The BigBad in Wendell's novel quietly moves his assets out of paperclip company stock, so he will be in a better position to face the protagonist after she destroys the entire industry.

* '''Deconstructed''': The novel is a flop. Critics pan it because [[Anvilicious the message was overbearing]], and paperclip collectors [[StrawmanHasAPoint clip through Wendell's paper-thin arguments]]. Wendell's cause is discredited, and he himself begins to doubt it.
* '''Reconstructed''': Years later, having improved his writing skills, yet retaining his disdain for paperclip collecting, Wendell tries again, and the SpiritualSucessor is [[SurprisinglyImprovedSequel much better]]. That novel kicks off a discussion of the paperclip menace, and paperclip collecting becomes a national issue in the next election cycle.
* '''Played For Laughs''': The novel is a satire on paperclip collecting, and Wendell makes sure to point out as many foibles of the hobby as he possibly can.
* '''Played For Drama''': Wendell uses his detailed knowledge of the seamy underbelly of paperclip collecting to create a gripping plot, using real-world paperclip barons as inspiration.

"Oh, woe is me!" cried Alice. Little did she know that, had she returned to AuthorTract, none of this would have ever happened.
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