Being There: Tropes

Signature tropes

The ones that say the most about Being There. Pick one to read it.

• Innocent Bigotin 120 titlesIn the film, Louise is the only black person Chance has ever known until he leaves home.Read →
• Crystal-Ball SchedulingRare · in 27 titlesWith the exceptions of a clip of the President and Chance's talk show appearance, every clip seen on a TV in the film — and there are many, including ones seen in the background — is from a real show…Read →
• Mysterious Pastin 364 titlesPlayed straight and parodied. The novel establishes that Chance doesn't know who his father is; he was told his mother died in childbirth.Read →
• The Caretakerin 117 titlesThe Old Man and his maids were this to Chance until the Old Man's death.Read →
• Tin ManRare · in 57 titlesChance's caretakers view his mental illness as rendering him incapable of grasping human emotions, particularly in view of the Old Man's death which he is completely indifferent towards.Read →
• Ice-Cream Koanin 209 titlesChance's "wise sayings". Unlike most examples of this trope, however, it is neither played for laughs nor because the author is trying and failing to sound deep and wise.Read →