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Line 1: {{~~trope~~work}} {{Infobox book ''Vertical Run'' is a novel about a man having a very bad day. Dave is the vice president of a big company. He gets up, jogs to work, takes a shower in his office bathroom, gets dressed and finds everyone he knows trying to kill him.▼ ~~[[Category:~~ \| title = Vertical Run]]▼ ~~----~~ \| image = ~~=== ''[[Vertical Run]]'' provides examples of: ===~~ \| caption = * [[Alternative Character Interpretation]]: Dave is either a good guy trying to avoid a bad past or a [[Complete Monster]] who has the perfect opportunity to let loose. [[In Universe]], Dave's actions in Vietnam can be be read as him being either a hero or a traitor. The other characters who are aware of Dave's history are divided.▼ \| author = Joseph R. Garber \| central theme = \| elevator pitch = \| genre = \| publication date = 1995 }} ▲'''''Vertical Run''''' is a novel about a man having a very bad day. Dave is the vice president of a big company. He gets up, jogs to work, takes a shower in his office bathroom, gets dressed and finds everyone he knows trying to kill him. {{Needs More Info}} {{tropelist}} ▲* [[Alternative Character Interpretation]]: Dave is either a good guy trying to avoid a bad past or a [[Complete Monster]] who has the perfect opportunity to let loose. [[In -Universe]], Dave's actions in Vietnam can be be read as him being either a hero or a traitor. The other characters who are aware of Dave's history are divided. * [[Bavarian Fire Drill]]: Played with. The [[Genre Savvy]] Mr. Ransome expects one, Dave changes his clothes and hair to help him with one, and it's almost mentioned by name. It's called a "Chinese Fire Drill". * [[Big Applesauce]]: The setting. Line 14 ⟶ 26: * [[Must Have Caffeine]]: Dave * [[The Stoic]]: Mr. Ransome watches people die and keeps the same expression. * [[You Are a Credit Toto Your Race]]: Bernie's assessment of an earlier (unheard) interaction with Ransom's forces includes them saying, "Thanks, you're a good American. For a Jew, that is." {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Trope~~{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:Literature of the 1990s]] [[Category:Small Genres and Unclassified Literature]] ▲[[Category:Vertical Run]] ▲[[Category:Trope]]