coping with a problematic person theme
A character must put up with a person who they cannot avoid but find if difficult to deal with for whatever reason.
Examples
Examples of problematic people that others have coped with in stories include panicky relatives, practical jokers, jealous lovers, enamoured groupies, and obnoxious jerks.
25 total · 1 choice · 13 major · 11 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| talesoftheunexpected6x06 | choice | George was a buffoonish trickster and everyone but his wife had pretty much had enough of him. Laura hated George and his practical jokes. |
| ahh1x20 | major | Alice's family and friends were fed up with her owing to her spiteful nature. |
| ahp1x18 | major | Mrs. Shrike had a short fuse and was giving everyone in the neighborhood a hard time. |
| ahp2x15 | major | Ray was distressed by Mr. Moon's seemingly deranged antics directed toward him. |
| ahp4x01 | major | One point of the story was that Harry was frustrated by having to rely on Timber who was variously flippant and dumb, and would not treat Harry's mortal peril with the gravitas it warranted. |
| ahp4x03 | major | Everyone was fed up with the buffoonish practical joker Mr. Bradley. |
| ahp4x06 | major | Charles went to the length of ordering an android duplicate of himself in an effort to keep his needy wife occupied. |
| ahp5x35 | major | The conservative Wellington household were mightily flustered when the tranquil domestic order was turned upside down by their new liberal governess. |
| columbo1971e2x08 | major | The housekeeper Mrs. Peck was driven to her wit's end by Columbo and his antics. |
| rbt1985e6x08 | major | The director, Lazlo, coped with Ricardo interfering in his filming of a television commercial. |