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== Literature == |
== Literature == |
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* In ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (novel)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'', the Grinch wants to remove the holiday from society because he finds the mindless joy, celebration, and materialism annoying (Type 3) and also because the singing hurts his ears (Type 2). In [[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (film)|the live action film version]], it's revealed that it's really a case of Type 4 - the Grinch subconsciously desires revenge for being ostracized as a child because of his odd appearance. |
* In ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (novel)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'', the Grinch wants to remove the holiday from society because he finds the mindless joy, celebration, and materialism annoying (Type 3) and also because the singing hurts his ears (Type 2). In [[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (film)|the live action film version]], it's revealed that it's really a case of Type 4 - the Grinch subconsciously desires revenge for being ostracized as a child because of his odd appearance. |
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* [[The Dragon|Ishamael]] has elements of this- he teamed up with [[Big Bad|the Dark One]] because he came to the conclusion that the endless repetion of ''[[The Wheel of Time]]'' made life pointless misery, and he decided to end it by simply breaking the Wheel (which would also have the effect of destroying the universe). |
* [[The Dragon|Ishamael]] has elements of this- he teamed up with [[Big Bad|the Dark One]] because he came to the conclusion that the endless repetion of ''[[The Wheel of Time]]'' made life pointless misery, and he decided to end it by simply breaking the Wheel (which would also have the effect of destroying the universe). |
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* ''[[Larry Niven|World of Ptavvs]]'' demonstrates this in its most basic form, with the last survivor of a telepathic alien race stranded on Earth and surrounded by humans, their unshielded minds boring into his. In fury, he blasts a powerful command: "STOP THINKING AT ME!" [[Empty Shell|Quite a number of people do]], and everyone else in the world is left dazed. This isn't a matter of lack of control, by the way--he views all non-telepaths much the way most humans view cattle, and if they must be sacrificed for his comfort, well, it's not like they're ''people'' like him. |
* ''[[Larry Niven|World of Ptavvs]]'' demonstrates this in its most basic form, with the last survivor of a telepathic alien race stranded on Earth and surrounded by humans, their unshielded minds boring into his. In fury, he blasts a powerful command: "STOP THINKING AT ME!" [[Empty Shell|Quite a number of people do]], and everyone else in the world is left dazed. This isn't a matter of lack of control, by the way--he views all non-telepaths much the way most humans view cattle, and if they must be sacrificed for his comfort, well, it's not like they're ''people'' like him. |
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