the desire to pursue one's dream theme

A character has wishes to pursue unusual or fanciful ambitions that most people typically do not spend their lives persuing.

15 total · 5 choice · 8 major · 2 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
ds93x14 choice Nog wished to pursue a career in Starfleet so he wouldn't end up wasting his talent working in a bar like his father
movie: All About Eve (1950) choice At the center of the story is the titular Eve Harrington, and the story leads up to the revelation that underneath Eve's humble and modest exterior she was, in fact, unscrupulous and ruthless in the pursuit of her dream of becoming a theater (and possibly Hollywood) sensation.
movie: Of Mice and Men (1939) choice George and Lennie dreamed of buying a farm of their own. Candy overheard them and got caught up in the dream as well.
tng1x11 choice Wyatt Miller :: Wyatt
tng7x20 choice Wesley :: Wesley flunks out of Starfleet to go on a hippie adventure with The Traveler
as1985e1x16 major Jonathan gave up on going to medical school in favor of pursuing his dream of living the free-and-easy lifestyle of a drifter.
as2020e02 major Stirling was driven by a desire to make it as a track athlete and get a college track scholarship.
futurama3x22 major Bender wanted to be a good cook in spite of lacking certain fundamental requirements such as a sense of taste.
movie: Alita: Battle Angel (2019) major Hugo pursued his dream of moving the the sky city Zalem.
movie: Radioactive Dreams (1985) major Philip and Marlowe left the bomb shelter they'd grown up inside and ventured out into a post-nuclear holocaust world in an effort to become private detectives, as was their mutual dream in life.