the need to belong theme
The human need to be part of and accepted into a social group is demonstrated.
19 total · 6 choice · 10 major · 3 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ds91x12 | choice | Odo on the space station; Croden discussed living as as a newcomer in the Federation |
| gdtcoc2022e04 | choice | The nerdy and mildly eccentric Stacey longed to fit in with her shallow and gossipy colleagues at the bank. |
| movie: Deadpool 2 (2018) | choice | Russell was an unloved orphan who was in need of family and friends. Wade summed up the story at the end by saying that we all need to belong. |
| movie: X-Men: First Class (2011) | choice | Some mutants, especially Raven and Hank, longed to be accepted by society. |
| tng7x24 | choice | Ro felt at home among the Maquis. |
| voy6x23 | choice | Kes didn't fit in on Voyager or her on her homwworld among the Ocampa |
| ds96x04 | major | Odo wished to deepen his connection with fellow Changelings |
| ent1x10 | major | Matthew Ryan and Mayweather discussed attachment to their "spacer" families and spaceship homes. |
| movie: Alien Nation: Millennium (1996) | major | The young Newcomer alien Buck didn't fit in with humans and joined a cult to find acceptance. |
| movie: The Postman (1997) | major | The members of the newly reconstituted postal service, especially Ford, served with pride and felt good about belonging to a worthwhile endeavor. The scrawny Holnist told the Postman that he "liked being a part of something" (in reference to why he joined the Holnists) before he died. |