


(Get out of the plot while you can, Tropey, Anyone Can Die now!) Compare to Break His Heart to Save Him, But Now I Must Go, It's Not You, It's My Enemies, Line in the Sand, Shoo Out the Clowns. Subtrope of Shoot the Dog and sometimes Unsuccessful Pet Adoption and Not Used to Freedom. When a character or animal is sent away, it's this trope.

well, I gotta let you go back to the forest where you came from.ĭon't look at me like that, Tropey! You know what'll happen if we keep you! Go on, get out of here! It's for your own good, damn it! Shoo! I gotta leave you behind, and there ain't two ways about it! Go! Well, Poppa says times is gettin' tough, Tropey. You know I really love you, don't you Tropey? We've had some real good adventures together, but. Widow Tweed upon being forced to leave her adopted fox in The Fox and the Hound
