rich character vs. poor character theme
A conspicuously affluent person is deliberately put in contrast with a notably impoverished person.
Examples
In "movie: City Lights (1931)" we see Charlie Chaplin's destitute Tramp befriend a filthy rich man known as The Millionaire. While the former can barely feed and clothe himself, the latter has several servants and enjoys all sorts of luxuries.
29 total · 2 choice · 19 major · 8 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Parasite (2019) | choice | the story contrasted the rich Park family with the Poor Kim family, and then again with the completely impoverished Moon-gwang and Geun-sae |
| tz1985e3x18 | choice | The life of an unemployed man who was living with his family in a homeless shelter was contrasted with that of a wealthy business man who was living in a mansion. |
| ahh2x22 | major | Dave was a poor man trying to make it in the world while Bonnie was a rich kid born with a silver spoon in her mouth. |
| ahh3x08 | major | The story contrasted the impoverished Colin with his relatively affluent brother George. |
| ahp7x27 | major | A point of the story was to contrast Alan (unsuccessful, impoverished, frivolous, deceitful) with Ralston (successful, rich, snobbish, sophisticated, generous). |
| ahp7x37 | major | A point of the story was to contrast the impoverished Beatniks Mitch and Judy, with the uptight and and comparatively well-off assistant professor Kenneth. |
| ftt1982e2x02 | major | The Cathay Emperor was contrasted with a lowly kitchen maid. The story variously featured their respective points of view. |
| ftt1982e4x07 | major | The filthy rich Emperor and his affluent courtiers were variously compared and contrasted with the peasants of the kingdom. |
| movie: City Lights (1931) | major | A penniless but cheerful tramp was contraposed with a suicidal millionaire. |
| movie: Death on the Nile (1978) | major | especially Linnet was contrasted with her maid; also van Shuyler with Miss Bowers |