Idealism Tropes

"Man is born a predestined idealist, for he is born to act. To act is to affirm the worth of an end, and to persist in affirming the worth of an end is to make an ideal."

- Oliver Wendell Holmes

A few clues as to which end of the Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism you are -- or the characters think they are.

Contrast Cynicism Tropes. Compare the White Knight.

Tropes

 * Actual Pacifist
 * As Long As There Is One Man
 * A World Half Full
 * Being Evil Sucks
 * Black and White Morality (could be cynical if bad guy wins)
 * Big Damn Heroes
 * The Cape
 * The Chosen One
 * Cincinnatus
 * Determinator
 * Deus Ex Machina (used by a hero)
 * Doing It for The Art
 * Do Not Go Gentle
 * Dork Knight
 * Earn Your Happy Ending
 * Everybody Lives
 * The Fettered
 * First Time in The Sun
 * Follow Your Heart
 * For Happiness
 * Going Down With the Ship
 * Good Feels Good
 * The Good Guys Always Win
 * Good Is Not Dumb
 * Good Versus Good
 * Happily Married
 * Happily Ever After
 * Hope Springs Eternal
 * Humans Are Good
 * Humans Are Leaders
 * Humans Are Diplomats
 * Ideal Hero
 * The Idealist
 * Incorruptible Pure Pureness
 * It Never Gets Any Easier
 * Justice Will Prevail
 * Knight in Shining Armor (Romantic idealist)
 * Least Is First
 * Lighter and Softer
 * Love Redeems
 * Machiavelli Was Wrong
 * Music for Courage
 * The Messiah
 * No Poverty
 * The Pollyanna
 * The Power of Friendship
 * The Power of Love
 * Power of Trust
 * The Promised Land (Also a cynicism trope as well)
 * True Love's Kiss
 * Reluctant Ruler
 * Right Makes Might
 * Rousing Speech
 * Rousseau Was Right
 * Sugar Bowl
 * Take a Third Option
 * The World Is Just Awesome
 * Think Happy Thoughts
 * Thou Shalt Not Kill
 * To Win Without Fighting
 * Turn the Other Cheek
 * Wide Eyed Idealist (Primarily appears in cynical works)
 * White and Grey Morality
 * Worth Living For
 * Would Not Shoot a Good Guy
 * You Are Not Alone