leaving one's old life behind theme
A character must choose between staying put in a familiar old role on one hand or grab a fresh new (but unknown and risky) opportunity on the other.
9 total · 1 choice · 6 major · 2 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ds93x08 | choice | Jadzia was willing to leave her life on Deep Space Nine behind in order to be with her love interest, Deral. |
| ahp3x09 | major | Janice debated with Stan whether they should run away from their home town. |
| as1985e2x20 | major | The story follows Alan, a high school student, as he comes to terms with having to leave his happy life in Los Angeles behind due to his family's move to a new city. |
| movie: Daughters of the Dust (1991) | major | the whole family struggled with the decision to leave their poor lives on the island and move to the mainland |
| tng7x20 | major | Wesley :: Wesley |
| tos3x10 | major | McCoy :: McCoy |
| tz1959e1x14 | major | We saw the trepidation expressed by the two families as they planned to leave their doomed world behind. |
| futurama3x16 | minor | An insectoid immigrant couple left their old planet to start a pizza business in New New York. |
| rd1988e8x03 | minor | Rimmer briefly deliberated over whether he should stay on the Red Dwarf or take a chance at turning a new page in life by escaping with Lister and friends. |