absentee father theme
A father is away from their child for an extended period of time such that the child's development is adversely affected, perhaps because of a remote work assignment.
13 total · 4 major · 9 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ds96x03 | major | Alexander accused Worf of having abandoned him as a child |
| tng2x14 | major | Kyle Riker :: Kyle Riker |
| tz1959e5x01 | major | We understand that Max regretted having been a mostly absent father to his son Pip. |
| tz2002e1x41 | major | Rob Malone had been absent much of his son's childhood and the son obviously resented it. |
| ahp5x03 | minor | David was deeply disturbed owing to his father having been put on death row. |
| as1985e2x19 | minor | George sought to explain to Diana why he had been away for so long. His pleas for her understanding fell on deaf ears. |
| blackmirror7x05 | minor | Kelly's father was raving conspiracy theorist, deadbeat dad who lived in Manchester. |
| bridesheadrevisited1981e1x09 | minor | Charles had been away for two years, didn't know his son's preferred name, and conspicuously preferred to stay in London to see his mistress rather than hurry home and meet his children. |
| movie: Alien from LA (1988) | minor | Wanda was sad because her archaeologist father had spent his last ten years away from her, excavating a site in North Africa. |
| movie: Cimmaron (1931) | minor | The fact that Yancey ran of for years at a time didn't seem much to affect his familial relationships, but the viewer must ponder it. |