The Act: Tropes

Signature tropes

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

• Parent-Induced Extended Childhoodin 70 titlesDee Dee not only keeps her daughter Gypsy Rose sick for the sake of Fake Charity, but also tries to prevent her from growing up as literally as possible via real world methods.Read →
• Historical Beauty Updatein 84 titlesPatricia Arquette is naturally attractive, but not even the necessary Beauty Inversion and added body weight could do anything to make her look like Dee Dee'sApron Matron.Read →
• Artistic License – PrisonRare · in 30 titlesThe prison scene before the trial. There is absolutely no way that Nick would have been able to talk to Gypsy that long at the fence.Read →
• Induced HypochondriaRare · in 22 titlesDee Dee does a combination of this as well as drugging Gypsy to actually induce symptoms in order to convince doctors that Gypsy is actually sick.Read →
• Horrible Judge of Characterin 678 titlesGypsy honestly believes that her mother would come to approve of her relationship with Nick by having him meet her at the theater despite that Dee Dee showed many times that she only wants Gypsy for…Read →
• Grass Is Greenerin 93 titlesLacey's life seems this way to Gypsy, and for good reason. Not only is Lacey is healthy, able-bodied, and beautiful...Read →