the need for companionship theme
It is illustrated that humans need close friends or life partners etc. in order to feel fulfilled.
44 total · 12 choice · 26 major · 6 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahp7x38 | choice | Central to the story was the spinster Caroline's unfulfilled need for a life-partner. Unsuccessful in finding love for herself, she sought instead to cast her brother in that role. When his own life caused him to move away from her, Caroline contrived to have her brother subjected to an accident that left him dependent on her. |
| ds96x25 | choice | Lisa Cusak needed the companionship of the Defiant crew while she awaited rescue |
| ent3x06 | choice | Tarquin insisted that Hoshi stay with him in his castle while he set about telepathically uncovering the source of the Xindi weapon. Hoshi was the fifth in his series of companions. |
| movie: Frankenstein (2025) | choice | The Creature was condemned to a life of solitude, and demanded of Victor to fashion for him a companion monster. |
| movie: Nights of Cabiria (1957) | choice | The story began and ended with Cabiria being betrayed by romantic partners. Her reaction to these events were perhaps what the story was mostly about. |
| movie: Of Mice and Men (1939) | choice | George and Lenny were partners in their pursuit of the American dream. In the end, George was forced to shoot Lennie. Before doing so he reflected on how he had often told Lennie, disingenuously one must assume, that he'd rather be on his own than have to look after Lennie. The black farmhand Crooks said George traveled with Lennie merely for having someone to talk to and keep company with. |
| nightgallery2x04a | choice | Elizabeth hoped that one day Justus would need someone and be rejected the way she had needed him and been rejected - then she resolved to teach him a lesson |
| tng2x19 | choice | Lwaxana :: Lwaxana about finding a husband |
| tz1959e1x07 | choice | It was illustrated that people may go mad if they are deprived of human company for a very long time. |
| tz1985e3x09 | choice | Norman was lonely and in sore need of human touch. |