being bitter about one's life theme
A character reflects on their life with caustic bitterness over things that did not turn out to their satisfaction.
13 total · 2 choice · 9 major · 2 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| rd1988e4x05 | choice | Rimmer resented that his parallel universe self had gotten all the breaks in life and had made something of himself as a result. |
| voy6x23 | choice | Kes upon her return to Voyager |
| ahp7x15 | major | Bit by bit, we hear Mr. Eldridge explain how he had pursued wealth and power in his life, and now to his dismay finds that he lives in a big fancy house surrounded by servants and sycophants who care nothing for him personally. |
| blackmirror7x05 | major | The story follows Philip, now old and alone, as he looked back with bitterness on his relationship with the love of his life, Carol. He had never understood why she walked away from him. |
| columbo1971e6x02 | major | Everything had changed for Ruth when her sister eloped with Ruth's own fiancé some years prior. Fast forward to the present and Ruth was unmarried, having dedicated herself to the family museum. But the betrayal stuck in her craw. |
| play: Pericles Prince of Tyre (1609) | major | Pericles and Marina strove to outdo each other with talk of the miseries they had endured |
| tz1959e1x12 | major | The Narrator described Fred as a man who lamented his "undistinguished, meaningless, pointless, failure-laden" life. |
| tz1959e1x27 | major | Bolie was reflecting on his miserable life and pitiful place in a cruel uncaring world. |
| tz1959e5x21 | major | Twenty-five years of being married David left Anne a miserable alcoholic. |
| tz1985e1x09b | major | David, an Asian man, had a chip on his shoulder stemming from the racism he had encountered in life. |