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** Newton's family are fairly plain and squeeze every penny, despite their wealth. They are unassuming and fairly modest in their dress, rarely splurging on anything for themselves. It was this mentality that allowed them to become rich in the first place.

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** Newton's family are fairly plain and squeeze every penny, despite their wealth. [[AffluentAscetic They are unassuming and fairly modest in their dress, rarely splurging on anything for themselves.themselves]]. It was this mentality that allowed them to become rich in the first place.
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** Newton gets a 0.5 dollar raise and starts spending all his money on yachts and rich people stuff. He's homeless now.

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** Newton gets a 0.5 dollar $0.50 raise and starts spending all his money on yachts and rich people stuff. He's homeless now.
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* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???The creators wanted to teach a lesson about how money does not buy sophistication and social graces.
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* '''Subverted''': Newton's family just came into a huge fortune, but they do not flaunt their wealth and have more refined tastes than their neighbours...

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* '''Subverted''': Newton's family just came into a huge fortune, fortune. The neighbors are ready for the worst and gossip, but they do not flaunt their wealth and have more refined tastes than their neighbours...
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"New money. You can tell by how uncouth they are."



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* '''Defied''': ???Despite recently coming into money and having the urge to brag about it, Newton stands firm that they have to remain nice people.

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* '''Parodied''': Newton wins $50 on a lottery ticket and smugly boasts about it.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Newton wins $50 on a lottery ticket and smugly boasts about it.it.
** Newton gets a 0.5 dollar raise and starts spending all his money on yachts and rich people stuff. He's homeless now.
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* '''Averted''': Even though Newton's family won the lottery, they do not flaunt their wealth.

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* '''Averted''': Even though Newton's family never won the lottery, they do not flaunt their wealth.lottery.
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**The Oldman family lose all their wealth overnight, and starts acting more humbly.

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* '''Inverted''': Newton's family is very concerned with keeping up appearances and spends a great deal of their money to that effect. When they win the lottery, they actually become more humble with their spending.

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Newton's family is very concerned with keeping up appearances and spends a great deal of their money to that effect. When they win the lottery, they actually become more humble with their spending.



* '''Averted''': Even though Newton's family won the lottery, they do not flaunt their wealth.



* '''Deconstructed''': Newton postures as an attempt to hide his insecurity about the major upheavals of the life he once knew, and because his family always taught him that rich folks were ''always'' sharp-tongued and snobbish.
** Newton is painfully aware that his family isn't accepted by the 'old money' community, despite their efforts to fit in and belong. His tacky, attention-grabbing behavior is his way of lashing out at them; in essence, he's saying "Hey, you don't like me anyway, but screw you! I'm not going anywhere!"
* '''Reconstructed''': ???



* '''Averted''': Even though Newton's family won the lottery, they do not flaunt their wealth.



* '''Deconstructed''':
** Newton postures as an attempt to hide his insecurity about the major upheavals of the life he once knew, and because his family always taught him that rich folks were ''always'' sharp-tongued and snobbish.
** Newton is painfully aware that his family isn't accepted by the 'old money' community, despite their efforts to fit in and belong. His tacky, attention-grabbing behavior is his way of lashing out at them; in essence, he's saying "Hey, you don't like me anyway, but screw you! I'm not going anywhere!"



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* '''Downplayed''': The wealth goes to the family's head a little, but they remain essentially nice people.


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** The Oldman family is of BlueBlood, [[ImpoverishedPatrician but is now no better off than the working class]].

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** Newton's family are fairly plain and squeeze every penny, despite their wealth. They are unassuming and fairly modest in their dress, rarely splurging on anything for themselves.

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** Newton's family are fairly plain and squeeze every penny, despite their wealth. They are unassuming and fairly modest in their dress, rarely splurging on anything for themselves. It was this mentality that allowed them to become rich in the first place.
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**Newton's family are fairly plain and squeeze every penny, despite their wealth. They are unassuming and fairly modest in their dress, rarely splurging on anything for themselves.
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* '''Exploited''': Newton is befriended by [[TheLibby Libby]], who [[AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted knows a perfect mark when she sees one]].

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* '''Exploited''': Newton is befriended by [[TheLibby Libby]], the AlphaBitch, who [[AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted knows a perfect mark when she sees one]].

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* '''Averted''': Even though Newton's family won the lottery, they do not flaunt their wealth.



* '''Averted''': ???
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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???Newton wins $50 on a lottery ticket and smugly boasts about it.
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* '''Double Subverted''': ???

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* '''Subverted''': ???
Newton's family just came into a huge fortune, but they do not flaunt their wealth and have more refined tastes than their neighbours...
* '''Double Subverted''': ???Subverted''': ...when their neighbours are watching, that is; when their backs are turned, Newton's family makes a number of tasteless purchases and loudly boasts about their riches to all their old, poorer friends.
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* '''Justified''': ???
Newton's family is used to living within a certain budget, so when they get much more, they compensate with garish spending.
* '''Inverted''': ???Newton's family is very concerned with keeping up appearances and spends a great deal of their money to that effect. When they win the lottery, they actually become more humble with their spending.

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