human aspiration theme
A character expresses a hope, a dream, or ponders the question of what they want out of life.
24 total · 2 choice · 11 major · 11 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahp5x19 | choice | Milton aspired to travel the world and stole $200,000 from his workplace to make it a reality. |
| ic1976e06 | choice | Alluded to in the title is Livia's burning desire to become a goddess, on which the story hinged. She extracted a promise form Claudius to deify her down the road when the opportunity presented itself. |
| ahh3x07 | major | John McGregor did in his fat, lazy, abusive, alcoholic wife to relieve himself of the burden of having her around the house. In John's words, he wanted "a happy life" where he could drink when he wanted to drink, and be alone when he wanted to be alone. |
| columbo1971e2x03 | major | Paul Hanlon aspired to build an unrivaled sports empire, so much so that he resorted to murder when the former owner's lackadaisical successor threatened to birng about its ruin. |
| ftt1982e3x07 | major | The story focuses on Martin's efforts to experience for himself what it is like to feel fear. Martin lacked certain human emotions, in particular "fear" and "the blues". He roamed the world in a quest to experience these otherwise universally human traits. |
| movie: Cavalcade (1933) | major | Fanny had a strong passion for dancing from the time she was a little girl, and eventually made a career out of it. |
| movie: Dark Victory (1939) | major | Dr. Steele had devoted himself to medical research. He abstained from alcohol and other frivolities that might get in the way of his goal of curing cancer. |
| movie: One Eight Seven (1997) | major | The only thing Mr. Garfield ever wanted to do was teach. Rita was determined to graduate from high school and make something of herself. In the end, she gave a heartfelt speech at her graduation. |
| movie: Teknolust (2002) | major | Rosetta, Sandy, and the three clones we all struggling to find love to varying degrees. |
| movie: Thunderbirds (2004) | major | The teenager Alan was determined to follow in the footsteps of his four older brothers and become a Thunderbird pilot. |