Lonely Rich Kid: Difference between revisions

Rich and beautiful and bright<br />

They don't get to see what's hidden deep inside<br />

 

A type of [[Sour Grapes Tropes|Sour Grapes Trope]] in which wealthy kids are not allowed to have happy lives without the assistance of the plot, instead being made miserable for no particular reason other than having been born to rich parents. The reason being, of course, to show that it sucks to be rich anyway, by demonstrating how rich kids suffer [[Broken Aesop|for various reasons that have nothing in particular to do with being rich]]. That being said, the easiest way for a writer to justify this one is simple: lots of rich parents got that way because they have [[Married to the Job|no life outside of their career]], and this means a rich parent [[When You Coming Home, Dad?|cuts back on time with the family]]. Plus, rich people are inhumanely cold anyway.

* This is [[Rich Bitch]] Mayu Miyuki's [[Freudian Excuse]] in ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi]]''.

* Kunugi-tan from ''[[Binchou Tan]]''.

* Isabella from ''[[Paradise Kiss]]'' was raised by her butler, and also had the issues you'd expect from a little [[Ojou]] [[Transsexual|trapped in a little rich boy's body]].

* The truth is that most to all of the Ushiromiya cousins from ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]'' probably could qualify for this - they all (except for George, {{spoiler|and even he runs into some issues when he wants to marry [[Meido|Shannon]]}}) seem to have rather strained relationships with their parents, who in turn have issues with their ''own'' father. However, as far as outright [[Parental Abandonment]] is concerned, Ange probably gets the truckload - by the time we meet her, her entire family {{spoiler|save one}} is dead.

* Luca Milda from ''[[Tales of Innocence]]''. The loneliness is more a result of his reserved, introverted personality and not that much of his financial status.

** In contrast, Richard from ''[[Tales of Graces]]'' is a prince, and is implied to be very lonely. His very first scene begins with him rejecting the kind invitation of children his age, believing that like everyone else, they only want to hurt him. Of course, [[The Power of Friendship]] changes him very early.

* Yusuf Amir from [[Grand Theft Auto]] IV is a rare adult example. He is rich enough to own a [[Bling Bling Bang|gold plated attack helicopter]] and live in the lap of disgusting luxury. But one gets the impression that at heart, he is an awkward man who yearns for a good friend and all his antics are his way to show that he is a cool guy.

* In a [[New Game+]] for ''[[Eien no Aselia]]'' you learn that {{spoiler|big bad(ish) Shun}} was one of these. It explains a lot.