Content Genres Flashcards
(12 cards)
Action
How do I overcome powerful external forces intent on killing other innocent victims and me?
War
How do we secure our group’s survival while maintaining our humanity in the process?
Horror
How do we secure and maintain the safety of our lives, our homes, and our grip on reality when we are victimized by a manifestation of our deepest fears?
Crime
How do you expose defectors from society’s norms, laws, and codes and then punish wrongdoing?
Thriller
How do we deal with ever-present and often incomprehensible forces of evil in everyday life?
Western/Eastern
Is the autonomous, self-reliant individual in society dangerous to law and order or necessary to protect the powerless from tyranny?
Love
How can we attract a mate, avoid heartbreak, and maintain a lasting relationship through a lifetime?
Performance
Will the protagonist do what is necessary to pursue and fully express their unique gifts, despite physical, psychological, or emotional difficulties?
Society
What do we do in the face of tyranny? Do we stand against it or comply?
Status
Will the protagonist find satisfaction and achieve society’s definition of success, or will they discover and embrace their personal definition of success and stay true to their values?
Morality
When given a chance to behave selfishly or altruistically, which will the protagonist choose? Will they apply their unique gifts of knowledge, ability, and strength of will in service of others or only themselves?
World View
How can we solve problems we don’t yet understand and cope with events our existing belief structures cannot process?
