fear of death theme

also known as: thanatophobia

A character exhibits notable fear and anxiety at the prospect of being dead. This is as opposed to the process of dying, which can naturally be gruesome and painful but is not what this theme refers to.

Examples

In tz2002-1x23 "Last Lap", terminally cancer sick Andy was afraid to die and seemed to hallucinate that his friend Marco had died in Andy's stead.

3 total · 1 major · 2 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
tz2002e1x23 major Andy was afraid to die.
ahp6x28 minor Mr. Fine may have had a crippling fear of death.
Unforgiven (1992) minor William Munny confided in Ned that he was scared to die.