the role of war veterans in society theme
The role of war veterans in society is explored.
Examples
The Angosians tucked their genetically engineered war veterans safely away on a shabby little moon in tng3x11 "The Hunted".
14 total · 2 choice · 3 major · 9 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) | choice | The story is about three United States servicemen re-adjusting to civilian life after coming home from World War II. Homer had a fairly generous pension after losing his hands in the service but struggled with the social side of things. Al was offered a cushy job at his old bank but was unsettled by many things about his society, including the callous treatment of fellow ex-servicemen. Fred was one such serviceman who struggled to find a decent job. |
| tng3x11 | choice | Vietnam vet parallel is obvious |
| ahp3x22 | major | We saw how a couple of French war veterans, one of them crippled, were treated in their society. |
| gdtcoc2022e01 | major | Nick and Eddie were both veterans form the Vietnam war. We saw how their fortunes were and heard that, at least in Nick's case, he derived them from what had happened to him during the war. |
| talesoftheunexpected7x01 | major | We saw how two war veterans had ended up with lousy jobs and mental problems. |
| ahp3x14 | minor | We saw two different war veterans with notably different post-war fortunes: A successful businessman who'd fought cowardly and a struggling repairman who'd fought well. |
| ahp5x30 | minor | Jack had been in the war veterans hospital. |
| ftt1982e6x03 | minor | We heard that the soldier and hero had once been discharged with a measly pension after sustaining some sort of wound in the service. |
| movie: Scent of a Woman (1992) | minor | Frank was a war veteran and not happy, although beynd that his role in society was not much discussed |
| movie: Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008) | minor | The war veteran turned peace activist being grizzled and wheelchair-bound invites the viewer to ponder about how the Federation treats its war veterans in general. |