youthful ideological convictions theme

There is a relatively young character holding some strong ideological conviction of a political nature. There is a suggested connection between that character's age and their conviction, for example by the contrasting presence of an older and more sombre character.

3 total · 2 major · 1 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
tz1959e4x04 major Peter was a young orphan and somewhat lost in the world. He seemed fairly good hearted, but had unfortunately fallen in with an odious crowd of fascists. He adopted their creed and became a fanatical leader.
tz1985e2x11b major The younger versions of the urban professionals Ira and Valarie were raging hippies.
rd1988e3x05 minor The 18-year-old Lister was a money hating, material possession loathing aspiring rock star who wanted nothing to do with crypto-fascist bourgeois crap.