coping with life issues theme

A character has to live through one or another of those adverse conditions that have been known to plague human life from time to time.

Examples

Puberty, financial ruin, unemployment, stress, and personal failure are examples of some things that humans occasionally have to live through and learn to cope with.

5 total · 1 choice · 3 major · 1 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
as1985e2x20 choice The story follows Alan, a high school student, as he comes to terms with having to leave his happy life in Los Angeles behind due to his family's move to a new city.
ahp7x36 major Edward was being "bled dry" (in his words) with $2000 monthly alimony payments. He agreed to pay Carl $10,000 to marry his ex-wife to get out of making the payments, and got conned out of $5,000 for his trouble.
as2020e05 major Elijah viewed his stepmother, Mary Ann, leaving him to live with his aunt in Burlington as an act of abandonment. The story concluded with Mary Ann and Elijah happily driving off together to California.
nightgallery1x04a major Jackie Slater had no aptitude for stand up comedy, even though he wanted to be a comic.
gdtcoc2022e01 minor Emilia was upset because she's lost such personal belongings as family photos and letters over a miscommunication with the storage locker manager.