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* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: After a lifetime of being made feel worthless by everybody around her -- ''especially'' her own mother -- the three people to finally reach out to her also (at least in her mind) betray her. Tommy, Sue, and the gym teacher were all completely innocent (the real villains were Chris and Billy), but she didn't know that. Understandably, this would dash any last shred of hope for humanity she might have had. The utter shame of it all is that Tommy had genuinely fallen in love with her, and (in the movie) was visibly angry when the prank was pulled. |
* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: After a lifetime of being made feel worthless by everybody around her -- ''especially'' her own mother -- the three people to finally reach out to her also (at least in her mind) betray her. Tommy, Sue, and the gym teacher were all completely innocent (the real villains were Chris and Billy), but she didn't know that. Understandably, this would dash any last shred of hope for humanity she might have had. The utter shame of it all is that Tommy had genuinely fallen in love with her, and (in the movie) was visibly angry when the prank was pulled. |
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* [[Deus Angst Machina]]: Not only does she have to contend with an abusive mother, but she's also a complete social outcast in school. |
* [[Deus Angst Machina]]: Not only does she have to contend with an abusive mother, but she's also a complete social outcast in school. |
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* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: A teen outcast, subject to heavy bullying by peers, [[ |
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: A teen outcast, subject to heavy bullying by peers, [[Columbine|snaps and goes on a killing spree]]... even [[Stephen King]] has made the connection. |
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** A retroactive example, given that ''Carrie'' was published 25 years before Columbine. |
** A retroactive example, given that ''Carrie'' was published 25 years before Columbine. |
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* [[The Dog Bites Back]] |
* [[The Dog Bites Back]] |
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{{quote| '''Played by:'''<br /> |
{{quote| '''Played by:'''<br /> |
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[[John Travolta |
[[John Travolta]] (1976 version)<br /> |
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Jesse Cadotte (2002 version) }} |
Jesse Cadotte (2002 version) }} |
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