the need to be treated with respect theme

It is illustrated that humans feel bad if they are not treated with sufficient respect by their fellow humans.

33 total · 4 choice · 18 major · 11 minor

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ahh2x17 choice Central to the story was lowly Charlie using the spellbinding jar he purchased at a carnival to become the talk of the town, and the ongoing center of attention. People now ventured from afar to visit his humble shack, and he would even plan for serving refreshments. It is conveivable that Charlie's obsession with the jar was in part due to him overcompensating for his not being able to control his young and flagrantly unfaithful wife.
rbt1985e5x03 choice Central to the story was lowly Charlie using the spellbinding jar he purchased at a carnival to become the talk of the town, and the ongoing center of attention. People now ventured from afar to visit his humble shack. It is conceivable that Charlie's obsession with the jar was in part due to him overcompensating for his not being able to control his flagrantly unfaithful wife.
tz1959e3x20 choice It seems the point of the story was that even dead cowboys are touchy about their image.
voy3x19 choice Neelix called out Tuvok for disrespecting him over the years
ahp3x32 major Central to the story was that neither the police nor the press would listen to Herbert but, in fact, ridiculed him.
ahp6x18 major Ernst von Croft was humiliated upon learning that his big come back film was turned into a pithy comedy. He was humiliated to the extent that he committed murder to get back at the producer for having played him a fool.
ds95x23 major Nog wanted respect from Klingons
movie: Bride of the Monster (1955) major Dr. Eric Vornoff was once ridiculed over his theories about using atomic power to create a race of atomic supermen, and was filled with hatred and contempt for his former peers, and resolved to create that race of atomic supermen and rule the world.
movie: It Conquered the World (1956) major Disillusioned scientist Tom Anderson reached out to Venusians after years of not having been shown respect by his peers.
movie: The Beast from 20000 Fathoms (1953) major Professor Tom Nesbitt and others who saw the dinosaur only wanted to be taken seriously by those who they told their stories to, but they were generally met with ridicule.