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trope is renamed Prefers Going Barefoot. Dewicking old name


** Alice goes without shoes because she simply DoesNotLikeShoes.

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** Alice goes without shoes because she simply DoesNotLikeShoes.PrefersGoingBarefoot.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice gets desperate and steals a pair of shoes, but she gets caught. As punishment she has her ankles locked in [[StockPunishment public stocks]], allowing local townsfolk to [[TickleTorture tickle her bare feet.]]

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice gets desperate and steals [[LovableRogue steals]] a pair of shoes, but she gets caught. As punishment Being a petty crime and having pity for her poverty, she is given a light but fitting punishment. She has to spend time with her ankles locked in [[StockPunishment public stocks]], allowing local townsfolk to [[TickleTorture tickle her bare feet.]]
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice gets desperate and steals a pair of shoes, but she gets caught. As punishment she has her ankles locked in public stocks, allowing local townsfolk to [[TickleTorture tickle her bare feet.]]

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice gets desperate and steals a pair of shoes, but she gets caught. As punishment she has her ankles locked in [[StockPunishment public stocks, stocks]], allowing local townsfolk to [[TickleTorture tickle her bare feet.]]
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice gets desperate and steals a pair of shoes, but she gets caught. As punishment she has her ankles locked in public stocks, allowing local townsfolk to [[TickleTorture tickle her bare feet.]]

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* '''Defied''': Alice saves up her money and buys a decent, reliable pair of shoes. They'll keep her feet warm and protected, and if they're dressier shoes, may help her at a job interview. As far as Alice is concerned, shoes are therefore a justifiable purchase.

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Alice saves up her money and buys a decent, reliable pair of shoes. They'll keep her feet warm and protected, and if they're dressier shoes, may help her at a job interview. As far as Alice is concerned, shoes are therefore a justifiable purchase. purchase.
** Alice has a pair donated to her.
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** Not wearing shoe is a status symbol akin to TooImportantToWalk. They can afford to go around barefoot with servants clearing the ground or rolling out carpets everywhere they go.

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** Not wearing shoe shoes is a status symbol akin to TooImportantToWalk. They can afford to go around barefoot with servants clearing the ground or rolling out carpets everywhere they go.

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* '''Inverted''': [[AllWomenLoveShoes Alice can afford to buy so many different shoes, she never wears the same pair twice.]]

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[[AllWomenLoveShoes Alice can afford to buy so many different shoes, she never wears the same pair twice.]]
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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is so poor that she can't even afford clothes, so she's always [[InnocentFanserviceGirl naked]].

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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is so poor that she can't even afford clothes, so she's always [[InnocentFanserviceGirl naked]]. Or perhaps in a BankruptcyBarrel.
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** Not wearing shoe is a status symbol akin to TooImportantToWalk. They can afford to go around barefoot with servants clearing the ground or rolling out carpets everywhere they go.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is so poor that she can't even afford clothes, so she's always naked.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is so poor that she can't even afford clothes, so she's always naked.[[InnocentFanserviceGirl naked]].

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* '''Basic Trope''': An individual is so poor that he or she can't even afford basic shoes.

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* '''Basic Trope''': An individual is so poor that he or she can't even afford basic shoes.
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* '''Subverted''': Alice has a pair of shoes that she wears.

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Alice has a pair of shoes that she wears.



* '''Double Subverted''': But she [[LimitedWardrobe only has that one pair]], and to say that they've seen better days is an understatement.

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But she [[LimitedWardrobe only has that one pair]], and to say that they've seen better days is an understatement.



* '''Conversed''': "Really? Not even a pair of cheap ones?"

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* '''Conversed''': "Really? Not even a pair of cheap ones?"ones?"
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%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
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*'''Basic Trope''': An individual is so poor that he or she can't even afford basic shoes.

*'''Straight''': Alice is so poor that she can't afford shoes, so she simply does without.
*'''Exaggerated''': Alice is so poor that she can't even afford clothes, so she's always naked.
*'''Downplayed''': Alice is lacking in shoes, but she has a good reliable pair of flip-flops.
*'''Justified''': Shoes are expensive; Alice is often faced with the SadisticChoice between buying enough food to keep her going and buying a pair of shoes.
*'''Inverted''': [[AllWomenLoveShoes Alice can afford to buy so many different shoes, she never wears the same pair twice.]]
*'''Subverted''': Alice has a pair of shoes that she wears.
** Alice has a couple of pairs of shoes: one for dressier occasions, and one for everyday wear.
** Alice goes without shoes because she simply DoesNotLikeShoes.
*'''Double Subverted''': But she [[LimitedWardrobe only has that one pair]], and to say that they've seen better days is an understatement.
** She wishes she could afford more shoes like her wealthier best friend Betty.
** Going without shoes saves Alice some extra money so she can eat something besides ramen noodles every once in awhile.
*'''Parodied''': Alice wears a BankruptcyBarrel on each of her feet.
*'''Zig Zagged''': Sometimes Alice is seen wearing shoes and/or raggy clothes, other times not.
*'''Averted''': Alice can afford at least one halfway-decent pair of shoes.
*'''Enforced''': "We need to show how down on her luck Alice is!"
*'''Lampshaded''': "What I wouldn't give for a nice pair of shoes to wear...but they are so expensive, I can't afford them."
*'''Invoked''': Alice was born and raised on the WrongSideOfTheTracks, and taught to not waste money on "frivolous" things.
*'''Exploited''': Other characters tease Alice for not being able to afford even cheap shoes.
*'''Defied''': Alice saves up her money and buys a decent, reliable pair of shoes. They'll keep her feet warm and protected, and if they're dressier shoes, may help her at a job interview. As far as Alice is concerned, shoes are therefore a justifiable purchase.
*'''Discussed''': "Alice is so poor she can't even afford shoes."
*'''Conversed''': "Really? Not even a pair of cheap ones?"

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