facing persecution by the government theme
A character is being pursued by the governing body in the region, for whatever reason.
3 total · 2 major · 1 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Born in Flames (1983) | major | The Women's Army led the opposition against a big brother government that was overseeing policies that systematically discriminated against women and minorities. |
| movie: Flatland (2007) | major | Chromatists (i.e., Flatlanders who colored their sides as they pleased) were persecuted by the backward looking Flatland government. A Square was among those persecuted by the authorities for proclaiming "The Gospel of Three Dimensions". |
| movie: Endgame (1983) | minor | We saw what it was like for Lilith and some other mutants to be hunted down by armed government men. |