Themes for Crooked Wings
TODO:
-add/remove/edit elements on the document
-WEIGH elements on the document
-how can the protagonists and other characters push these elements?
-how can events and choices push these elements?
| STATEMENT | FREQUENCY | DIRECTNESS |
| a lack of market regulation leads to unfree markets, as people exercise their freedoms to restrict the freedoms of others | 40 | Subtle |
| you are not worth your paycheck | 20 | A Little Subtle |
| socioeconomic class is a quirk, not a signal of divine right | 30 | Direct |
| passing down wealth without property taxes | 10 | A Little Direct |
| QUESTION | FREQUENCY | DIRECTNESS |
| 'usury' might be a useful financial technology, but... | 3 | |
| WHAT'S WITH PRIVATE PROPERTY, ANYWAY?! property as refuge property as 'I can kick you out' property as 'I get access to the resources here' |
15 | |
| what is the difference between luxuries and goods? | 9 | |
| the real enemy isn't some individual person as much as it is INSTITUTIONAL ROT? | 42 | |
| IN A CAPITALIST ENVIRONMENT: is the literal possession of money/capital INHERENTLY not-good? [does the money corrupt them?] | 5 | |
| Is property theft? | 1 | |
| when can an individual throw up their hands and say 'this is not my problem'? | 25 |
| THEME | FREQUENCY | DIRECTNESS |
| ABSURD/SLAPSTICK HUMOR | Very high | Direct |
| Satirical humor | High | Direct |
| exploring how institutions influence and coerce individuals | High | Moderate? |
| you just know that some things are right (slavery was bad) [HEROISM] | Medium | Subtle? |
| moral complexity! | High | A Little Subtle? |
...do 'themes' need to be ranked ordinally with each other?
Unsorted notes:
-people second-guess themselves about their difficulties?
Link to general theme page