coping with a loved one being missing theme

A character is upset because a loved one has disappeared and it is not known whether the loved one is dead or alive.

31 total · 2 choice · 11 major · 18 minor

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ahh1x28 choice Central to the story is David and Roberta Saunders' 17-year-old daughter going missing while the trio were vacationing in the South Western United States.
movie: The White Sheik (1952) choice Ivan went to the police when he realized that Wanda was missing.
ahh3x22 major Tommy and others were mighty concerned for Sally's safety after she vanished into the night in a city in which a serial strangler was on the loose.
ahp1x05 major Diana worried about her mother who was gravely ill and seemed to have vanished.
ftt1982e4x03 major The conclusion of the story was that the townspeople were punished by having their children taken away from them. The townspeople were distressed in the wake of the Pied Piper having made off with their children.
futurama3x20 major Fry refused to stop searching for Bender ever though Leela implored him to give up hope.
movie: The Forgotten (2004) major The story follows Telly as she tries to get to the bottom of what happened to her young son, Sam. Ditto for Ash and his young daughter, Lauren.
movie: The Truman Show (1998) major Truman's dad had been lost at sea
movie: Zone 414 (2021) major The deranged inventor Marlon hired the private investigator David to bring home his daughter, who'd gone missing in a city of only androids.
talesfromtheloop1x01 major Young Loretta was distraught when she found that her mother, and indeed their entire house, had vanished.