coping with infertility theme
A character struggles to come to term with the fact that they can't make babies of their own.
14 total · 2 major · 12 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| blackmirror7x01 | major | Amanda and Mike wanted to have a child but were having trouble conceiving. |
| movie: The Handmaids Tale (1990) | major | Serena Joy, who counted herself among the 99% of females who were infertile, wanted very much to have a child, and permitted her husband to impregnate a concubine to get one. |
| ftt1982e1x01 | minor | The king and queen longed to have a child, but were having trouble conceiving one until they visited an old crone who was versed in the magical arts. |
| movie: Cloned (1997) | minor | Skye was devastated upon finding out from her physician that she wouldn't be able to get pregnant. |
| movie: From Here to Eternity (1953) | minor | Karen lamented that she had become infertile after her disastrous first and only pregnancy. |
| movie: Mimic (1997) | minor | Susan and Peter dearly wanted a child, but were having trouble conceiving one. |
| movie: Prometheus (2012) | minor | Elizabeth told Charlie she was unable to get pregnant to Charlie, but then she ended up carrying an Alien fetus. |
| movie: Teknolust (2002) | minor | The men who'd had their Y chromosomes pilfered by the three female clones were left impotent. |
| movie: The Postman (1997) | minor | Abby and Michael were unable to conceive on account that a case of the "bad mumps" had left Michael impotent. Fortunate, the Postman stepped into to save the day, and impregnated Abby and her and Michael's request. |
| movie: Throne of Blood (1957) | minor | Washizu and Asaji believed they were unable to have a child together |