competitiveness theme
A character is conspicuously driven to outperform someone else or be victorious in a task where the goal can't be shared.
Examples
In tz1985e3x20 "A Game of Pool", Jesse and Fats were both extremely competitive pool players. Fats had returned from the afterlife, and Jesse staked his immortal soul simply for a chance to prove his mettle.
9 total · 6 major · 3 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| columbo1971e2x07 | major | Emmet Clayton was an extraordinarily competitive chess player. |
| movie: How to Make a Monster (2001) | major | The story follows three computer programmers as they compete against each other to make the scariest video game monster in an effort to win a $1 million bonus. |
| movie: The Blue Yonder (1985) | major | Max was determined to beat Charles Lindbergh and in so doing be the first to fly across the Atlantic Ocean solo. |
| tftc1989e2x03 | major | Each of the incorrigible gamblers Reno and Sam was determined to best the other in extremely risky games of chance to settle a longstanding rivalry. |
| tz1959e3x05 | major | Jesse and Fats Brown were both extremely competitive pool players. |
| tz1985e3x20 | major | Jesse and Fats were both extremely competitive pool players. |
| ic1976e11 | minor | Messalina competed against a famed prostitute in a tournament of sex to prove herself. |
| theamericanshortstory10 | minor | Charley insisted Frank play checkers with him. Cora insisted that Lucy play shuffleboard with her. Charley was so determined to beat Frank at horseshoes that he took practice at the game even though he'd never before shown any interest in it. |
| tz1959e1x03 | minor | Mr. Grant challenged Al Denton to a duel to prove he was the quickest draw in town. |