missing hand theme
A character experiences life without less than two functioning hands. For the avoidance of doubt, this theme also applies if an entire arm is absent.
14 total · 5 major · 9 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) | major | Homer had lost both his hands in the war and now sported two hooks in their place. He was worried about how his family and girlfriend would see him. |
| movie: The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) | major | After a trapeze accident, Sebastian found himself with a useless "claw hand" that meant the end of his distinguished career. |
| rd1988e7x08 | major | Central to the story was Lister coping with having lost his left arm. |
| talesfromtheloop1x07 | major | George lost his left arm and had to come to terms with this. |
| tftc1989e2x10 | major | The viewer is led to believe that Mr. Ingels was simply short one hand, only to learn that he actually had a conjoined twin instead of that hand. |
| ahp6x04 | minor | Aaron's father was short a right arm and Aaron had sculpted a knight in that very image. |
| ds93x24 | minor | Furel choose to go through life with only one arm. |
| movie: Of Mice and Men (1939) | minor | Candy was left to earn a living by doing menial chores around the farm owing to having lost his left hand in an accident. |
| movie: Prison Ship (1986) | minor | Captain Bantor became demented after losing his hand in a volcanic acid plume. |
| movie: Son of Frankenstein (1939) | minor | Inspector Krogh had his arm torn out from the roots by the monster when he was a child and he could not pursue his dream of joining the military as a result. |