parental disappointment in a child theme
A child is not all that a parent wishes them to be.
11 total · 2 choice · 7 major · 2 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ds97x11 | choice | Yanas Tigan disapproved of the path Ezri took in life. |
| movie: Tokyo Story (1953) | choice | The story showed how two parents found disappointment in their childrens' moral character. |
| as1985e1x16 | major | Alma and Elmer were heartbroken when their son, Jonathan, revealed that he'd squandered his college tuition money on a new roadster. They summarily kicked him out of the house. |
| ic1976e02 | major | Augustus was devastated when he found out about his daughter Julia's manifold indiscretions. He responded with rage and vindictiveness. |
| ic1976e07 | major | Antonia was disgusted with her daughter Livilla for having poisoned her own husband Castor, and her own daughter Helen. The story concluded with Antonia locking up Livilla inside her room, an waiting for her to die. |
| movie: Autumn Sonata (1978) | major | Eva felt that Charlotte was perpetually disappointed in her, perhaps with some cause. |
| nightgallery2x20b | major | Andrew's only living relative, uncle Arthur, the closest thing Andrew had to a parent, was gravely disappointed with him. |
| play: King Lear (1606) | major | Lear became dissolution about his two elder daughter's loyalty when they told him he was old and should get rid of his retinue |
| Robot Stories (2003): The Robot Fixer | major | Bernice was initially ashamed that her son had not been more successful in life, but ultimately came to appreciate him for who he was. |
| apuleius180tgainset1 | minor | Venus was thoroughly disappointed with Cupid's failure to punish Psyche. She was also chastised by Ceres and Juno for not recognizing that Cupid had become a man. |