disillusionment theme
Someone realizes that something they had previously believed in is not so great after all.
14 total · 1 choice · 10 major · 3 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahp5x20 | choice | Central to the story was the once bright eyed and law abiding Iggy had become a gangster after getting disillusioned as a child. |
| movie: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) | major | The story follows Paul's journey from enthusiastically enlisting in the German Army to becoming a battle-hardened and disillusioned soldier on the front lines. |
| movie: All the King's Men (1949) | major | Jack Burden initially supported the populist politician Willie Stark with enthusiasm, but grew increasingly disillusioned after Willie became governor and proved little different from the corrupt politicians he replace. |
| movie: It Conquered the World (1956) | major | Disillusioned scientist Tom Anderson reached out to the Venusian after years of not having been shown respect by his peers. |
| movie: Nemesis (1992) | major | Alex Rain was a glass-half-empty, burned out cop who came to whether there was any point to having cops around anymore. |
| movie: Privilege (1967) | major | Steven Shorter became disillusioned with his coddled and stage managed life as an incredibly famous pop music star. |
| movie: Zontar the Thing from Venus (1966) | major | Disillusioned scientist Keith Ritchiereached out to Zontar after years of not having been shown respect by his peers. |
| tng4x15 | major | Krola :: Krola with liberal Malcorian government |
| tz1985e1x09b | major | David had become disillusioned with life; though not said, it seemed the Asian girl had too. |
| tz1985e2x11b | major | Ira gave up on his hippie principles and became a yuppie. |