cross cultural issue theme
This is a general theme pertaining to what may happen when people of different cultural backgrounds encounter each other.
Examples
The theme "alien point of view" is used when we are shown what things might be like from the point of view of an alien species, and categorized under "cross cultural issue" is it illustrates how someone from a different culture may have a different outlook on things.
3 total · 2 major · 1 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Mars Attacks (1996) | major | The President and some of his trusted advisors kept on chalking up the Martians' acts of hostility to cultural misunderstandings. In one such example, they interpreted the Martian ambassador disintegrating a dove with his ray gun as a sign that the Martians consider the dove to be a symbol of war, instead of a symbol of peace. |
| murderbot1x06 | major | Murderbot and Dr. Mensah tried to understand one another. Likewise, Leebeebee and the other scientists discussed their contrasting societies and backgrounds. |
| theamericanshortstory03 | minor | A clear distinction between the character of European culture and American culture was noted by Spencer many times. |