pride theme
A person expresses pride in something they have done or some aspect of who they are.
13 total · 4 choice · 6 major · 3 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: In the Heat of the Night (1967) | choice | A point of the story is found in Virgil Tibbs taking pride in showing off his success to White people, as laid out by Bill Gillespie at the train station when Tibbs tried to leave. Tibbs kicked himself for having let his pride mislead him in the murder investigation. Twice over, Gillespie took pride in unraveling the murder himself without the help of the Black man Tibbs. Purdy's pride was wounded when he had to testify about his sister's alleged rape in front of a Black man. More generally, Southern pride was a feature of the little town of Sparta, Mississippi, where the story took place. |
| play: Coriolanus (1610) | choice | Marcius problems in Rome all stemmed from his pride towards aristocrats and commoners alike |
| rbt1985e6x08 | choice | Ricardo was exceedingly proud and chafed at being the unconsulted subject of the director's artistry. |
| theamericanshortstory15 | choice | The whole of the story lead up a complicated interaction in which Helena, an elderly white lady, struggled to be charitable to James and Octavia without hurting Octavia's notable pride. |
| columbo1971e1x01 | major | Ken prided himself on being a great writer of murder mysteries, but in reality he was a talentless hack, and murdered his writing partner to keep the public from knowing this truth. |
| columbo1971e2x07 | major | The chess master Emmett Clayton murdered his rival Tomlin Dudek rather than losing to him in their big match, and taking a resulting hit in his pride. Emmett also delighted in showing off his skills by playing eight decidedly inferior chess players at once. |
| columbo1971e4x03 | major | Colonel Rumford was exceedingly proud of Haynes military academy, which he ran, so much so he couldn't stand idly by and let girls be admitted to this traditionally boys only school. He resorted to murder most foul. |
| columbo1971e5x04 | major | The retired matador Luis Montoya prided himself on his courage around the bulls, and was humiliated when he terror of the bull that had gored an up and coming bullfighter was revealed for all to see. |
| movie: Love Affair (1939) | major | When she became an invalid, Terry resolved not to let Michel know because she didn't want him to marry her out of pity. She was adamant that she'd pay her own way and get better, or failing that never see Michel again. |
| movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) | major | Both Colonel Nicholson and Colonel Saito were exceedingly proud men, and others found it hard to see how the standoff between the two could end in anything but disaster. |