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[[File:William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) - A Childhood Idyll (1900).jpg|thumb|400px|''A Childhood Idyll'']]
{{quote|''Come live with me and be my Love,
''And we will all the pleasures prove
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|'''[[Christopher Marlowe]]''', "The Passionate Shepherd to his Love"}}
The gentle, quiet life of the countryside, peopled by [[Simpleminded Wisdom|souls of wise simplicity]] living [[In Harmony with Nature]]
Idealized often to the point of becoming a [[Utopia]]. Arcadia Generally portrayed as a place where people still stick to the [[Good Old Ways]], rather than being trapped in the city's bustle. (Unkind souls may [[Good Is Old-Fashioned|sneer at them for being old fashioned]].) Though the [[City Mouse|city dwellers]] may scorn them for their lack of luxuries, they are happier for not having to rely on material things for happiness.
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A [[Ten-Minute Retirement]] often brings the character to Arcadia. A character - perhaps a [[City Mouse]] who's learned [[An Aesop|his lesson]], or someone [[Easy Amnesia|who lost his memory]] - may settle down here for a peaceful life and a [[Girl Next Door|quiet romance]]. The pursuits of Arcadia are often portrayed as bringing life into the world, and are more productive than the destructive pursuits of heroes and villains. Depending on how it is depicted, this can range from idyllic leisure, to unending and hard work—which, nevertheless, keeps the character from boredom and is always useful, thus fulfilling the character who was [[Desperately Looking for a Purpose In Life]]. (Plus, of course, all that hard work gives you a good appetite, so you also don't need all the fancy dishes to tempt your stomach, unlike the city.)
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A brief visit there is an [[Arcadian Interlude]].
The [[Noble Savage]] lives with even less of civilizations' goods, but operates on the same principle, although he is usually of a different race than the city folks, unlike the Arcadians—in both cases, by whatever definition of race was current.
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* In ''[[Saint Beast]]'', heaven is meant to be more like this than a [[Fluffy Cloud Heaven]], but has a sinister edge thanks to the [[Jerkass God]].
* ''In [[I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level]],'' Azusa Aikawa first 300 years in her life were in a house in the [[Ghibli Hills|highlands]] in Flatta's countryside. Aside from [[Level Grinding|killing a few slimes every day]], [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|for 300 years, maxing her level]].
* In ''[[The Tale of the Princess Kaguya]]'', the titular Princess Kaguya lives like this in the countryside before being forced to move into the capital. She tries to enjoy Arcadia in the capital anyway, marvelling at new cherry blossoms and creating a miniature garden in her back yard. An important part of the plot is her returning back to the countryside and living with her childhood friends.
* In ''[[When Marnie Was There (film)]]'', Anna is sent to the countryside with her relatives and lives like this. This is intended to assist with her asthma.
* The first several minutes of ''[[Kiki's Delivery Service]]'' shows the [[Early Teen Hero]] Kiki's rural home, covered in vines. Her living close to nature is demonstrated right in the opening shot, where the audience sees her lying on a hillside with a bee buzzing around. The trope is only briefly used, though, and the rest of the film mostly focuses on city life.
** [[The Hermit]] Ursula lives like this, in a secluded cabin in the forest.
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