narcissism theme
There is a character that, like Narcisuss in the ancient Greek story, has an excessive, lasting, and obsessive admiration their own self-image and/or other attributes.
Notes
"Pride" themes like "attitude of superiority" involve a character comparing themselves to others. Such themes do not necessarily mean that narcissism is implied. It is possible for a character, rightly or wrongly, to believe themselves superior and take pride in that supposed fact, without them obsessively and lastingly admiring themselves. To judge whether we describe a character as "narcissistic" we inspect the character's self-admiring behavior and gauge whether we think that they, like Narcissus did, could have behaved the same way when alone. If a character admires themselves habitually but in a way that is not describable as "obsessive" then the theme "vanity" is applicable.
Examples
Garth of Izar suffered from delusions of grandeur in tos3x16 "Whom Gods Destroy".
13 total · 1 choice · 2 major · 8 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahp2x05 | choice | Seymour repeatedly lauded his own refinement and looks, and showed disdain for everyone else - ironically it also became his downfall when he willfully overlooked a characteristic birthmark. |
| ic1976e08 | major | Caligula was self-obsessed to the n:th degree. |
| ic1976e09 | major | Caligula was self-obsessed to the n:th degree. |
| futurama3x17 | minor | Pharaoh Bender had a gigantic monument of himself built. |
| ic1976e06 | minor | Caligula was self-obsessed to the n:th degree. |
| ic1976e07 | minor | Caligula was self-obsessed to the n:th degree. |
| ic1976e12 | minor | Nero was incredibly self-obsessed. When they found Claudius' final piece of writing, his immediate reaction was "what does it say about me!" |
| movie: Donnie Darko (2001) | minor | Jim Cunningham kept a large portrait of himself on display in his home. |
| rd1988e4x01 | minor | It transpires that Cat's ideal partner is, of course, Cat himself. This touches on the Ancient Greek myth of Narcissus. |
| rd1988e6x06 | minor | "My knees have turned to jelly," said Cat at the prospect of meeting his future, presumably exalted self. |