placing blame theme
One character places the blame for some misfortune squarely on another character, to a seemingly unjustifiable degree.
14 total · 4 major · 10 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahp3x31 | major | Charlie blamed Celia for the death of his beloved wife. |
| ahp5x30 | major | Jack held Charles responsible for Jack's sister (Charles' wife) perishing in a house fire. According to Charles there was nothing he could do to save her. |
| blackmirror7x05 | major | Philip laid the blame squarely on Carol for their relationship not having worked out. Over the course of the story, however, Philip came to understand that he was also to blame. |
| tos1x14 | major | Benjamin Finney :: Finney blamed Kirk for his own failings |
| ahh1x32 | minor | Alice told Paul that it was his fault their police detective son, Philip, died in the line of duty (the reason being that Philip followed in his old man's footsteps in joining the force). |
| ldr2019e1x12 | minor | The old salesman initially placed the blame squarely on the young salesman for their car radiator breaking down, leaving them stranded in the Arizona desert. He later walked back the accusation and apologized. |
| movie: City Beneath the Sea (1971) | minor | Lia blamed Michael for the death of her husband and resented him for returning to command Pacifica. |
| nightgallery1x01a | minor | Velia blamed her husband Max for the death of her lover John Fearing. |
| play: Hecyra (165 BC) | minor | Laches pointedly blamed his wife, Sostrata, for having turned Philumena against their family. |
| rd1988e1x06 | minor | The Rimmer hologram pinned Rimmer's failures in life squarely on Lister. |