Liquid Sky story
Aliens come to New York City in search of heroin, but find something even better: a opioid similar to heroin that is produced in the human brain at the moment of orgasm.
17 total · 9 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| drug abuse | major | Various people were addicted to drugs. Paul was on heroin, Jimmy cocaine. |
| extraterrestrial being | major | Johann Hoffman was convinced that aliens were flying around New York City in a tiny flying saucer in search of heroin. |
| female independence | major | Margaret used the new circumstance she found herself in (i.e. that anyone she had sex with would die after having an orgasm) to turn the tables and take power over men. |
| flying saucer theory of UFOs | major | Johann Hoffman was convinced that aliens were flying around New York City in a tiny flying saucer in search of heroin. |
| girlfriend and girlfriend | major | Margaret and her drug dealing girlfriend Adrian. |
| illegal drug trade | major | We saw the drug scene in 1980s New York City. |
| sexual harassment | major | Margaret was repeatedly sexually harassed and even outright assaulted but men in the fashion industry. |
| the desire for professional success | major | Margaret was trying to make it as an actress/fashion model. |
| the fashion industry | major | The story follows a New Wave fashion model Margaret. She modeled at a crowded Manhattan nightclub fashion show, posed in a fashion shoot, etc. |
| boyfriend and girlfriend | minor | Kathryn and her heroin addicted, live-in boyfriend Paul. |