suicide in society theme
The social ramifications of people taking (and wishing to take) their own lives, are explored.
Examples
Troi investigated the suicide of Lt. Daniel Kwan, learned about another suicide long ago, and ended up nearly taking her own life in tng7x18 "Eye of the Beholder".
7 total · 1 major · 6 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| tng7x18 | major | Picard and the crew were shocked by Daniel Kwon's suicide |
| blackmirror5x02 | minor | The role of social media in people committing suicide was touched on. |
| movie: Gremlins (1984) | minor | Kate mentioned to Billy about how suicide rates are higher during holidays. |
| movie: Hamlet (1948) | minor | It was insinuated that Ophelia, owing to her suicide, might have been given a christian burial, but for the fact that her power family had pulled some strings. |
| movie: Phantasm (1979) | minor | Tommy's friends, Jody and Reggie, believed he committed suicide, but he was in fact murdered by the Lady in Lavender while they were engaged in sexual intercourse. |
| movie: Starship Invasions (1977) | minor | An alien induced suicide epidemic was spreading around the world. |
| play: Hamlet (1602) | minor | two soldiers discussed whether or not Ophelia's death qualified as suicide and that were she not noble, she'd have been burried out of Christian ground. |