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| rdfs:comment | - A character appears barefoot as a sign of their poverty. Usually, the camera will linger on their feet to emphasize the lack of shoes. Bonus points if they are shown walking in the snow and shivering from the cold. A common variation includes a shot of them looking at a pair of Nice Shoes with longing. Often used to make the character seem like a woobie. Does Not Like Shoes may be a result of this if the character manages to get out of their poverty. A Sister Trope to Bankruptcy Barrel. Examples
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| abstract | - A character appears barefoot as a sign of their poverty. Usually, the camera will linger on their feet to emphasize the lack of shoes. Bonus points if they are shown walking in the snow and shivering from the cold. A common variation includes a shot of them looking at a pair of Nice Shoes with longing. Often used to make the character seem like a woobie. Originally nobody wore shoes, though in colder countries they might wrap their feet in cold weather. In the last few thousand years shoes gained prevalence through their association with status - making shoes requires skill and wearing them meant you were above such things as walking on the ground. Thus those who wore shoes were the nobility, and those who aspired to be nobility (this is also how foot-binding became so popular in China). It may seem strange nowadays, but being barefoot is entirely natural and was once completely normal in all cultures. While many cultures have yet to fully adopt the idea that walking barefoot is somehow shameful, those that never wear shoes have shrunk to small and usually isolated communities. Some cultures, such as the Maori, have a strong historical and social emphasis on walking barefoot and Maori schools often require children to not wear shoes. Does Not Like Shoes may be a result of this if the character manages to get out of their poverty. A Sister Trope to Bankruptcy Barrel. Examples
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