Basic Trope: Animals that live in the forest.
- Straight: A deer, some rabbits and a flock of birds accompany Alice on her walk through the woods.
- Exaggerated: The animals themselves are the stars of the story.
- Downplayed: Rather than living in a forest, the animals live in Alice's backyard or a small park.
- Justified:
- Alice Speaks Fluent Animal and has developed a strong bond with the animals.
- The story takes place in an Enchanted Forest.
- Inverted: Animals live in the city and humans live in the forest.
- Subverted: The animals turn out to be people in suits.
- Double Subverted: The people actually turn into animals by nightfall.
- Parodied: A group of animals follow Alice...and then start attacking her.
- Zig Zagged:
- The story may switch between starring the people or the animals living in the woods outside town.
- Some of the animals are typically associated with the forest, with a few exotic ones like monkeys and parrots thrown in.
- Averted:
- No animals appear in the story.
- Farm animals appear instead.
- Enforced:
- Animals were added into the story to appeal more to children.
- Woodland creatures are a common story book theme.
- Lampshaded: "If you're going to give your story a forest theme, add a few bunnies or squirrels in there too."
- Invoked: Alice always carries extra food with her in case some hungry animals follow her during her walks through the forest.
- Exploited: Being surrounded by forest animals benefits Alice as a wildlife photographer.
- Implied: There may be animals in the woods, but Alice is too afraid to venture there.
- Defied: The author decided that the concept of woodland creatures was overdone, so the story became about sea creatures instead.
- Discussed: "I sure hope no animals come and ruin this camping trip."
- Deconstructed: ???
- Reconstructed: ???
- Played For Laughs: Alice's camping trip in the woods is continously interrupted by animals that keep stealing her supplies.
- Played For Drama:
- Alice dies tragically in the woods and a group of animals circles around and starts mourning her.
- A group of animals leads Alice to one of their own caught in a trap, so she decides to help it out and nurse it back to health.
- Played For Horror: Alice is chased by bears, wolves or other ferocious animals that want her out of the woods.
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