human life choice theme
A character is made to reflect on a tough decision that involves choices that are hard, not because of ethical issues or uncertainty regarding the outcome, but because the decision will have a major impact on the course of their life.
Examples
"human life choice" themes include "choosing between love and family", "deciding whether to be a parent", "figuring out what to do with one's life", and "to settle down vs. to keep on trekking".
24 total · 3 choice · 11 major · 10 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| tng3x10 | choice | Alidar Jarok struggled in the aftermath of his fateful decision to defect to the Federation to warn of his Empire's invasion plans. |
| tng7x20 | choice | Wesley dropped out of Starfleet to go galavanting around the galaxy with The Traveler. |
| tz1959e2x25 | choice | Mr. Tennyson sacrificed a year living without talking for money and honor, then later kept it up despite risking his love, then we learned he had sacrificed his speech permanently to win money and honor. |
| ahp3x20 | major | Should the hopeless gambling addict Fran follow her desire to bet on the horse races at the risk of her husband walking out on her? |
| movie: It (1990) | major | various trajectories and choices were featured |
| nightgallery3x03 | major | Kolodney contemplated early retirement. |
| theamericanshortstory14 | major | In the end, Beatrice chose to take her own life over living indefinitely as a prisoner in her father's garden with a man who blamed her for his own troubles. |
| tng1x24 | major | Captain Picard deliberated about leaving his love interest Janice to join Starfleet. |
| tng3x24 | major | Wesley was torn about leaving Enterprise for Starfleet Academy. |
| tng4x02 | major | Captain Picard contemplated leaving Starfleet to run the Atlantis Project. |