personal conviction theme
A character feels strongly for a worthy cause and tries hard to further it. It sometimes turns out to be a bad cause but it is the motives that define the theme.
39 total · 2 choice · 14 major · 23 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: A Man for All Seasons (1966) | choice | It was a point of the story to illustrate that, at least at some point, one must draw a line and refuse to compromise on one's deepest convictions, or lose one's self. Thomas More could neither swear falsely nor accept the rightness of Henry VIII's break with the Catholic Church, because he felt God's laws were clear and outweighed the king's. |
| tng6x22 | choice | Reyga, Beverly :: Reyga and Beverly in proving Reyga's metaphasic shielding worked |
| movie: Cimmaron (1931) | major | Yancey was respected for being a man of principle. For example, he published a controversial op-ed in his newspaper calling for the Cherokee to be granted full citizenship, knowing it would not be a popular opinion. In later life, Yancey stood up for the reviled prostitute Dixie Lee when nobody else in the town would. |
| movie: Ninotchka (1939) | major | Ninotchka was a fervent believer in the communist ideology of her country. Then she was seduced by the decadence of Paris. |
| tng1x20 | major | Korris, Konmel, the Klingon fugitives, burned for their ideology. |
| tng2x07 | major | Pulaski :: Pulaski |
| tng3x10 | major | Alidar Jarok :: Jarok |
| tng3x15 | major | Guinan :: Guinan |
| tng6x09 | major | Data :: Data about exocomp rights |
| tng7x09 | major | Serova :: Serova in proving warp drive was destroying the fabric of space |