commoner vs. intellectual theme
A stereotypical down-to-earth, poor and uneducated, "ordinary" character is compared and contrasted with a stereotypical refined and educated elitist character.
Examples
In "Stalker" (1979), Stalker is a pitiful and poor man who has to illegally guide people through a banned zone for a living. The story shows him guiding two educated elite characters: an eminent physicist, Professor, and a professional writer, Writer. The three get into a violent argument, in which Stalker's experience and feelings finally prevail against the others' refined intellects. The story concludes with a disheveled Stalker complaining about those idiotic intellectuals.
3 total · 2 major · 1 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Rope (1948) | major | Brandon fancied himself an intellectual and contrasted himself with commoners, particularly his victim and former friend: David. |
| movie: Stalker (1979) | major | The story concluded with a disheveled Stalker complaining about those idiotic intellectuals, Professor and Writer. |
| ahp4x36 | minor | A point was made during their second encounter Albert was clearly a man of culture and sophistication while Joseph was brusque and boorish. |