prostitution vs. poverty theme

A character has to choose whether to perform sexual services for money in order not to starve.

6 total · 2 major · 4 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
blackmirror1x02 major Abi was a decent singer but turned to prostitution when it became apparent she wouldn't be able to make it in the music industry.
play: Mrs. Warren's Profession (1902) major Mrs. Kitty Warren explained this to her daughter and it became the basis for judging Kitty
movie: King Kong (1933) minor Ann briefly thought she might have been hired for dirty things and objected that that was probably not how she hoped to escape her destitution.
movie: Rome Open City (1945) minor Marina and Pina did what they had to in order to get by during a time when they would otherwise have been on the brink of starvation, we heard
movie: Shame (1968) minor Eva had sex with Jacobi in exchange for favors and money because she and Jan were desperately impoverished
movie: The Serpents Egg (1977) minor Manuela was desperately poor and had slept with some unsavory person for money then regretted it