human self-reflection theme
This a general theme pertaining to the examination of one's own person, for example, desires, motives, one's own conscience, etc.
Examples
"human self improvement" is the main specialization of this theme because most often when a character is considering themself it seems they do so with a desire to improve on themself.
10 total · 2 choice · 7 major · 1 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Persona (1966) | choice | Both women were analyzing their own innermost feelings. |
| tng7x06 | choice | Data was seeking meaning in his nightmares. |
| bbf3x18 | major | Franklin explained to Garibaldi that quitting his job and doing the "walkabout" was about figuring himself out somehow. |
| ldr2019e3x07 | major | The story concluded with Mason coming to see that the intelligent rats infesting his barn were not his enemies, and that exterminating them was wrong. They made peace, drank whisky together, and seemed to have a happy modus vivendi. |
| nightgallery2x11a | major | Both Pickman and Mavis were pondering what their inner selves were. |
| theamericanshortstory01 | major | The story follow a novelist as he reflects on his life and times. |
| tng1x20 | major | The Klingon fugitives led Worf to question where he was really living up to the Klingon warrior ideals that he professed to hold. |
| tng3x16 | major | Lal reflected about her development into a person. |
| tng6x16 | major | Data was struggling to find some meaning in his enigmatic dream. |
| bbf3x19 | minor | Frnaklin, while suffering withdrawal symptoms, was generally brooding after the events of bbf3x18 where he had some sort of life crisis and tried to find himself. |