History PlayingWith / HighHopesZeroTalent

** After having proven her incompetence one time too many, she is barred from furthering her training as a pilot.

* '''Defied''': Knowing she's horrible at flying, Alice never pursues it in the first place.

** The audience is sick of never seeing Alice achieve anything, DarknessInducedAudienceApathy ensues and the show is cancelled.

* '''Enforced''': The story is an allegory about [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop forgoing your]] TragicDream.

* '''Played For Drama''': ???

* '''Played Straight''': Alice really wants to be a pilot, but has no talent for it and cannot fly [[HardWorkHardlyWorks no matter how hard she tries]].
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice has only ever dreamt of being a pilot for her whole life, but every plane she flies in the simulator catches fire before they even leave the ground, let alone real aircraft which they are wary of letting her get near to.

* '''Inverted''': Alice is TheAce, and cannot be bothered about flying.

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

** Alice in her desperation tries dangerous [[{{Transhumanism}} transhumanist]] medical procedures in the hope that she can pursue her dream.

'''Basic Trope''': A character deeply desires to be part of a certain field, but has no talent for it.

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice has dreamt of being a pilot for her whole life, but every plane she flies in the simulator catches fire before they even leave the ground, let alone real aircraft which they are wary of letting her get near to.

** Alice suffers from a severe case of [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny ADHD]] that makes it very difficult for her to safely operate a plane.

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice has dreamt of being a pilot for her whole life, but every plane she flies in the simulator catches on fire before they even leave the ground, let alone real aircraft which they are wary of letting her get near to.

** Alice suffers from a severe case of ADHD that makes it very difficult for her to safely operate a plane.

** She keeps training to become a pilot despite her lack of ability to pilot and the risks of her flying, and eventually gets into a fatal accident.

** Alice in her desperation tries dangerous [[{{Transhumanism}} transhumanist]] medical procedures in the hope that she can pursue her dream once again.
* '''Reconstructed''': ???

** Alice has extremely poor eyesight, and cannot have the medical clearance to fly.

** Alice is passionate about flying, [[{{Determinator}} tries very hard]] to become a competent pilot, but [[HardWorkHardlyWorks hardly goes anywhere despite her efforts]] and the help she gets. Realizing that she likely will never become one, Alice sinks into a long depression.

** Having failed to become a pilot [[HardWorkHardlyWorks after trying so hard for so long]], Alice becomes a bitter [[TheResenter resenter]] and GreenEyedMonster towards her more successful friends, and her relationships with them sours.
** Alice in her desperation tries dangerous [[{{Transhumanism}} transhumanist]] procedures in the hope that she can pursue her dream once again.
* '''Reconstructed''':

** Alice suffers from a severe case of ADHD that makes it very difficult for her to safely fly a plane.

* '''Discussed''': "To see a passionate person go nowhere with their passions because they don't have the talent for it...It's really sad."

** Alice [[{{Determinator}} tries very hard]] to become a competent pilot, but [[HardWorkHardlyWorks hardly goes anywhere despite her efforts]] and the help she gets. Realizing that she likely will never become one, Alice sinks into a long depression.
** She keeps training to become a pilot despite her lack of ability to fly and the risks of her flying, and eventually gets into a fatal accident.
** Having failed to become a pilot after trying so hard for so long, Alice becomes TheResenter and a GreenEyedMonster and breaks off her friendship with her close friends who succeeded.

* '''Implied''': Alice is a passionate pilot-in-training who is noted to be in her eighth year of training for her basic private pilot license [[note]]The most basic flying license[[/note]].

* '''Played For Drama''':

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice has dreamt of being a pilot for her whole life, but every plane she flies in the simulator catches on fire before they even leave the ground, let alone real aircraft which they are wary of letting her touch.

* '''Zig-Zagged''': Alice's performance varies wildly; sometimes she'll be an astounding acrobatic [[TheAce ace]], and sometimes she'll fail to even start the plane.

* '''Enforced''': The story is an allegory about [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop forgoing your dreams]].

* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Implied''': Alice is a passionate pilot-in-training who is noted to be in her fifth year of training for her private pilot license.
* '''Discussed''': "It's really sad to see a passionate person go nowhere with their passions because they don't have the talent for it."

* '''Played For Drama''': "Alice is a very eager and committed student, and I cannot have a student with a better attitude than her. But she just isn't cut out for flying, and it really pains me to say this...I believe it would be better for her to pursue another course in life."

* '''Enforced''': The story is an allegory about [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop forgoing dreams]].
* '''Lampshaded''':

* '''Discussed''': "It's really sad to see a passionate person go nowhere with their passion because they weren't born with the talent for it."
* '''PlayedForDrama''': "Alice is a very eager and committed student, and I cannot have a student with a better attitude than her. But she just isn't cut out for flying, and it really pains me to say this...I believe it would be better for her to pursue another course in life."

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice has dreamt of being a pilot for her whole life, but every plane she touches catches on fire before they even leave the ground.

** Alice has extremely poor eyesight.

* '''ZigZagged''': Alice's performance varies wildly; sometimes she'll be an astounding acrobatic [[TheAce ace]], and sometimes she'll fail to even start the plane.
* '''Averted''': Alice is a competent pilot, and is on her way to flying better aircraft.
* '''Enforced''': The story delivers an {{Aesop}} about [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop forgoing dreams]].

* '''Played Straight''': Alice really wants to be a pilot, but has no talent for it.

* '''Downplayed''': Alice wants to be a pilot, and she can take off, fly, and land one reasonably well, but not at the level a commercial or military pilot requires.