child leaving the nest theme
A juvenile reaches that stage in life when it is time to take leave of mom and dad and face the world.
Notes
The situation can be featured from either the child's or a parent's point of view. Children may find it hard to leave, or parents may find it hard to let them.
Examples
Wesley wrestled with leaving the comfortable confines of the Enterprise-D to enter Starfleet Academy in tng3x24 "Ménage à Troi".
17 total · 2 choice · 7 major · 8 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahp2x02 | choice | We understand that the point of the story is that Mary had only left her parents out of financial necessity and was now so desperate to get back to their comforting arms that she murdered her husband. Arthur had earlier chided Mary for being 35 and unwilling to leave her parents. |
| ftt1982e2x01 | choice | The story centered around Rapunzel's desire to leave her witch-mother's tower-nest. |
| ahp2x10 | major | Gil was notably clingy, reluctant to leave his father and go back to school. |
| columbo1971e10x08 | major | Victoria was making efforts to get out from under her foster father Fielding's wings. |
| ds93x22 | major | Jake was offered a scholarship to study creative writing in New Zealand |
| ds94x08 | major | Nog went off to Starfleet Academy. |
| ds95x09 | major | Jake moved out to live with Nog. |
| movie: Robots (2005) | major | The story follows Rodney as leaves his family and hometown to go to the big city to pursue his dream of becoming a great inventor. |
| voy2x09 | major | Young Chakotay was intent on leaving his father and his ancestral lands behind for what he felt were bigger and better things. |
| ftt1982e4x01 | minor | Mother Pig told her three young sons to skedaddle and move out. |