the desire for personal development theme
A character wants nothing better than to improve on their own competences and character.
12 total · 5 choice · 3 major · 4 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: The Wizard of Oz (1939) | choice | Each of Dorothy's three companions yearned to improve on themselves in one way or the other. Scarecrow desired to become smarter by obtaining a brain. Tin Man wanted to have a heart. Cowardly Lion longed for courage. |
| tng6x15 | choice | Picard :: Picard was not happy wearing a blue uniform |
| tng7x21 | choice | Alexander Rozhenko :: future Alexander wanted present Alexander to have a more focused upbringing |
| voy3x18 | choice | The Doctor reprogrammed himself to with the aim of improving himself |
| voy3x22 | choice | The Doctor's purpose for simulating a family was to improve himself |
| movie: Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) | major | Picard made some point about Shinzon having it in him to develop into a better person, but Shinzon insisted that he was what years of toiling in the mines had made him. |
| tng7x16 | major | Troi :: Troi |
| voy4x24 | major | Harry was trying to be a more assertive person |
| bbf4x15 | minor | Londo struggled to become a better person and friend |
| tng4x19 | minor | Barclay :: Barclay is taking ineffective counseling for this purpose |