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* [[Any Torment You Can Walk Away From]]: Sara {{spoiler|recovers her fortune and is adopted by her father's best friend}} and Becky {{spoiler|is saved from drudgery and becomes Sara's companion}}. But what of the villains? Not only do they [[Easily Forgiven|get off scot-free]], but they undergo a last-minute change of heart, and everyone is friends at the end.
* [[Alone in a Crowd]]: After Sara {{spoiler|leaves the seminary}}, she spends some time wandering around the streets of London in a daze, until she is knocked down and berated by an unfriendly passer-by.
* [[Alpha Bitch]]: Lavinia Herbert is a quintessential example.
* [[Amoral Attorney]]: Solicitor Barrow, who is portrayed as even more unpleasant than in the novel, and ill-mannered to boot - for example, he puffs away at his cigar in front of Miss Minchin.
* [[Asleep in Class]]: A particularly tragic example. Exhausted by her hard work and the cold weather, Sara falls asleep in front of the fire when she's supposed to be cleaning the classroom. She is rudely awakened and berated by Lavinia and her friends, and after a small accident with Caesar the cat, she is sent out in the rain, falls prey to a [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit]], and falls seriously ill.
* [[Back-Alley Doctor]]: Dr. Wilde, who is not only incompetent, but a {{spoiler|hopeless alcoholic who drinks openly in front of Miss Minchin, and can be found in seedy bars.}}
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Throughout the series, Amelia Minchin is portrayed as sympathetic to Sara, but too much under her sister's thumb to do anything about it. But once {{spoiler|she realizes just what Miss Minchin's behaviour may have cost them near the end of the series}}, she gives her a verbal lashing that will have every viewer cheering wildly. This continues in the finale, where she actually is portrayed as more dominant and self-assured.
* [[Blondes Are Evil]]: Lavinia embodies this trope with every inch of her unbelievable bitchiness. {{spoiler|Even her [[Defeat Means Frendship]] in the finale doesn't seem to actually change her personality.}}
* [[Book Dumb]]: Ermengarde, whose father - a university professor - finds this exasperating.
* [[Break the Cutie]]: Done over a shorter time span than in the original novel, but at much higher intensity - Miss Minchin and Lavinia seem to consider humbling and breaking Sara their ''raison d'etre''.
* [[Break the Haughty]]:
* [[Canon Foreigner]]: Peter, as well as a couple of memorable minor characters - the Good Samaritan dressmaker, and the perennially-drunk Dr. Wilde.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Soon after her father's death, Sara tries to find out more about the circumstances surrounding it. With Peter's help, she writes a letter to the police in Bombay, asking for information. The reply to this letter arrives at the Seminary, with perfect timing, just as Sara is {{spoiler|found by Mr. Carrisford at last}}, and allows all her friends to find out about her good fortune.
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* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]: The French and Italian theme songs are happy, light-hearted pop songs that are in stark contrast to the actual content of the series. If this was unintentional, then it would count as [[Narm]].
* [[Sumi Shimamoto]]: She plays Sara.
* [[Take That]]: Sara endures constant humiliation and degradation at Lavinia's hands, but eventually triumphs through hard work, sheer strength of character, {{spoiler|and good fortune via a [[Deus Ex Machina]]}}. Lavinia is humbled and ends up
* [[Teacher's Pet]]: Lavinia is a straight example: Miss Minchin adores her, because she's wealthy and defers to her. Subverted with Sara - Monsieur Dufarge likes her because of her impeccable French accent, but she's kind to the other students, plays with them and tells them stories, and never gets more than grudging admiration from Miss Minchin - which soon turns to hatred.
* [[Tender Tears]]: Though they're all strong characters, Sara, Becky and Ermengarde all show their sensibility at various points in the show exactly in this manner. Miss Amelia cannot contain hers either, in the episode where {{spoiler|Miss Minchin cruelly returns Sara's unread letters to her father.}}
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