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
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |