Wild in the Streets story
Popular rock singer and aspiring revolutionary Max Frost advocates for voting rights for teenagers.
7 total · 3 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| kumbayah utopia | major | Max Frost, upon assuming the presidency of the United States, put an end to war, distributed surplus grain to poor countries, put everyone over 30 in re-education camps, and made peace on Earth. |
| social activism | major | Max Frost led a movement to get teenagers the right to vote. |
| youth rebellion | major | Max Frost, who observed that 52% of the population was 25 or under, led a youth uprising against the establishment to get voting rights for teenagers. The movement culminated with him being elected President of the United States in a landslide. As President, he had everyone over 30 take mandatory retirement and sent to re-education camps. The youth movement subsequently spread to the Soviet Union and around the world. |
| anti-war activism | minor | It was argued that 18 year old who were being sent to fight in wars ought to have the right to vote. |
| father and son | minor | Max was shown to have a poor relationship with his father during his childhood. As an adult he had an estranged relationship with his father. Also, conflict between other father and son pairs was featured. |
| mother and son | minor | Max's had an estranged relationship with his mother. |
| women's suffrage | minor | The women's suffrage movement was referenced on several occasions. |