The World Mocks Your Loss: Difference between revisions

You are in a relationship with the love of your life! You and said love are happy as can be and [[Famous Last Words|nothing can go wrong]]!

[[Tempting Fate|Then it does]].

And you hate the world. Especially since the world seems to be mocking you for it. As you walk through the park, EVERYONE is paired up. You see couples on the benches, making out, couples on the lake, making out, couples under trees, [[Rule of Three|making out]], even the birds and frogs and PLANTS seem to be paired up with their life-long partner, and you're not. The world is mocking you.

If this is a musical, then this scene usually involved a very sad song. In a romantic comedy, the scene may go to extreme lengths to show the pair ups, and the scene will come after the [[Second Act Breakup]] and before the reconciliation.

This trope can be [[Played for Laughs]] or [[Played for Drama]]. Also, it doesn't have to be about romantic breakups - it can also be used when someone has died or gone missing, or some highly emotional object has been lost through no fault of their own. In these instances, expect the protagonist to mistake other people or objects for the one they lost.

Look for [[Lonely Piano Piece]] in visual examples.

Somewhat [[Truth in Television]] in that those who have recently lost something will tend to notice these things a LOT more than someone who hasn't suffered such a loss.

Compare [[Cold Turkeys Everywhere]], wherein that trope is for people who willingly gave up something, and the world is tempting them constantly. Compare/Contrast [[Spontaneous Choreography]]. Contrast [[You Are Not Alone]], but ''only'' in fiction. In [[Real Life]], [[You Are Not Alone|YOU ARE NOT ALONE.]]

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

== [[Literature]] ==

== [[Film]] ==

* The "Scotty Doesn't Know" song in ''[[Euro TripEurotrip]]''. The song was written to brag about how Scotty's girlfriend was cheating on him with the singer. [[Kick the Dog|They break the news to him by performing it at his graduation party]], after which the song becomes a smash hit, [[Running Gag]], and given the name of this film, a literal example of the world mocking his loss.

* In ''[[Better Off Dead]]'', Lane is constantly reminded of his ex, Beth, because every other guy in town (and [[The Flintstones|Barney Rubble]]) wants to date her.

* A large source of angst for [[Jerkass Woobie|Ragna the Bloodedge]] from [[Blaz BlueBlazBlue]]: he can't go far without coming across clones of his kidnapped and missing sister.

* [[Played for Laughs]] in the ''[[DJMAX]]'' series, where realizing The World Mocks Their Losses is the [[Start of Darkness]] for the NB Rangers. A group of single, unlucky average joes transform into a [[Jerkass]] [[Super Sentai]] parody once they get fed up seeing other happy couples in the park and proceed to [[Anti -Love Song|attempt to ruin them or just plain beat them up]].

* In the ''[[Lion King]]'': Simba's Pride, the scene after Kovu gets exiled is this, complete with song "Love Will Find a Way".

* ''[[The Simpsons]]'', after Ned lost his wife he sees couples dancing and having fun at the [[Fictional Holiday|Jellyfish Festival]].

{{quote| Marge: Poor Ned. This is his first Jellyfish Festival alone. <br />