Motif
Fear-driven conversion from honor to wealth
fear_driven_conversion_from_honor_to_wealth
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Wealth, Luxury, and Greed. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Republic BOOK V. / BOOK VI. / BOOK VII. / BOOK VIII.; lines 20815-20973 confidence: medium
The son emulates his father, then sees him ruined by the State like a ship foundering on a sunken reef; the father may be tried, executed, exiled, deprived of citizenship, and stripped of property.
The son’s observation of his father’s ruin causes him to abandon ambition and pursue wealth through saving and labor.
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